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Polygonum aviculare
common knotgrass
Other common names
armstrongbirdweed
see morecentinode
crabweed
doorweed
dooryard weed
hundred-knot
iron grass
knotgrass
ninety-knot
ninety-knot grass
pinkweed
sidewalk weed
sparrow tongue
stoneweed
swine's grass
way grass
wireweed
beggarweed
bird's tongue
cow grass
crab grass
goose grass
knotweed
wire grass
canclwm
Botanical details
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- Yes
- Genus
Polygonum
- Name status
Correct
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