Pronunciation: pol-IG-on-um kap-i-TAY-tum
Common name: Himalayan smartweed
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Disturbed urban areas to about 1500', often
escaping from cultivation, native to the Himalayas
Blooming period: Much of the year
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Polygonum
2) capitatum