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Erect Knotweed
''Polygonum erectum'', commonly called erect knotweed, is a North American species of herbaceous plant in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). It is found primarily in the northeastern and north-central parts of the United States, but with scattered populations in other parts of the US and also in Canada. Its natural habitat is in bottomland forests and riparian areas. It is tolerant of ecological degradation, and can also be found in disturbed open areas such as pastures and lawns. It was once cultivated for food by Native Americans as part of the group of crops known as the Eastern Agricultural Complex. Description ''Polygonum erectum'' is an erect annual growing tall with many to few, non-wiry branches. The leaves have distinct veins and entire edges or have jagged cut edges. The Pedicel (botany), pedicels are shorter or equal the length of the calyx and typically longer than the ocreae. The closed flowers have a calyx that is typically long, green in color and 5-lobed. Fl ...
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Erect (position)
Erect may refer to: * Erect (position), something having an essentially upright position or vertical habit * Erect, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Randolph County, United States * Erect image, an image that appears right-side up in optics * Erect the Youth Problem, the only album released by American punk trio Wives * Erection, the physiological engorgement with blood of the tissue of a penis or Clitoral erection, clitoris. See also

* * Erection (other) * Erecta, a feminine Latin word meaning erect * Erectum (other), a neuter Latin word meaning erect * Erectus (other), a masculine Latin word meaning erect * List of plant morphology terms * Glossary of botanical terms {{Disambig ...
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