This 6 to 18 inch plant is an indicator of poor soil fertility, growing in acidic, shallow, dry, or gravelly ground. It can spread by either seeds or creeping roots.
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Kingdom:
Plantae
Plantae
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Polygonales
Polygonales
Family:
Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae
Elevation Distribution:
Phenology
Phenology