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Knotgrass

Polygonum aviculare

Importance

Found in spring cereals and well spaced vegetable crops.

1. The cotyledons are narrow and long, borne on a short reddish stem.

2. This is an annual and the older plant has long leaves and a prostrate wiry growth habit.

3. The first true leaf is broad at the base, long and lance-shaped.