Polycnemum arvense L.

Field needleleaf (en), Petit Polycnème (fr), Polycnème des champs (fr), Petit polycnème (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Amaranthaceae > Polycnemum

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 2.015-4.05m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.02 - 4.05
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses animal food forage
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Polycnemum arvense leaf picture by Liliane Pessotto (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Polycnemum arvense world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, China, Germany, Spain, France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Latvia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:166388-1
WFO ID wfo-0000395192
COL ID 4L4LR
BDTFX ID 51120
INPN ID 114519
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Polycnemum arvense Polycnemum minus