Polygonum humile Meisn.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Polygonum

Characteristics

Herbs annual. Stems decumbent, 5-15 cm tall, slender, branched, sparsely long glandular hairy. Petiole 2-3 mm, winged; leaf blade ovate, 5-12 × 3-6 mm, both surfaces sparsely long glandular hairy, base cuneate, decurrent along petiole forming narrow wing, margin long ciliate and sparsely glandular hairy; ocrea tubular, membranous, oblique, sparsely long glandular hairy, not ciliate. Inflorescence terminal, capitate, small, 3-5 mm in diam.; peduncle long, slender, sparsely long glandular hairy; bracts broadly lanceolate, 2.5-3 mm, glabrous, margin membranous, not ciliate, apex acute, each 1-flowered. Perianth pinkish, 5-parted; tepals elliptic, ca. 1 mm, apex acute. Stamens 5 or 6. Styles 2, connate to below middle; stigmas capitate. Achenes black, opaque, nearly orbicular, biconvex, ca. 1 mm in diam., densely pitted. Fl. Aug-Sep, fr. Sep-Oct.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.15
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Polygonum humile world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:695875-1
WFO ID wfo-0001245545
COL ID 4L9H8
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Polygonum humile Persicaria humilis