Oxygonum dregeanum var. canescens R.A.Grah.

Variety

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Oxygonum > Oxygonum dregeanum

Characteristics

An erect herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1 m tall. It has a thick woody rootstock and many branches rise from this. The stems have lines along them and are downy. The leaves have 3 deep lobes. These are narrow and with a tip. The flowers are in a spike at the top. The flowers are small and 13 mm long. They are white or cream and pink underneath. The fruit is oval and ribbed with prickles.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in sandy soils.
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Usage

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Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:694811-1
WFO ID wfo-0001101202
COL ID 4BF8W
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Synonyms

Oxygonum canescens Oxygonum zeyheri Oxygonum calcaratum Oxygonum dregeanum var. canescens Oxygonum canescens var. subglabra