Polygonum fertile (Maxim.) A.J.Li

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Polygonum

Characteristics

Herbs annual, dwarf. Stems erect or ascending, 5-10 cm tall, slender, branched, glabrous. Petiole 2-3 mm, slender; leaf blade obovate or elliptic, 3-6 × 2-4 mm, both surfaces glabrous or abaxially sparsely pilose, base subtruncate or broadly cuneate, margin sparsely ciliate, apex obtuse or subacute; ocrea brown, tubular, membranous, 2-cleft, base pilose, apex acute. Inflorescence axillary or terminal, fascicled. Perianth white, 4-parted; tepals elliptic or obovate, 1-1.5 mm. Stamens 3 or 4. Styles 2 or 3, very short; stigmas capitate. Achenes slightly exceeding persistent perianth, brown, dull, narrowly ovoid, biconvex, rarely trigonous, 2-2.5 mm. Fl. Jul-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Polygonum fertile world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1017583-1
WFO ID wfo-0001245645
COL ID 4L9CV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Koenigia fertilis Polygonum fertile