Polygonum polycnemoides Jaub. & Spach

Manyleg knotweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Polygonum

Characteristics

Herbs annual. Stems prostrate or suberect, 5-20 cm tall, scabrous, internodes shorter than leaves. Petiole very short or nearly absent; leaf blade linear or subulate-linear, 5-13 × 1-1.5 mm, midvein slightly prominent abaxially, conspicuous adaxially, lateral veins inconspicuous on both surfaces, base narrowly cuneate, margin entire, apex acute; ocrea white, narrowly ovate, connate at base, thinly membranous, margin sparsely lacerate, apex 2-lobed. Flowers 1 or 2, axillary. Perianth green, margin white or pinkish, 5-cleft to 1/3, herbaceous, minutely papillate; tepals elliptic, 0.5-1 mm. Stamens 8, included; anthers purple-red. Styles 3, very short; stigmas capitate. Achenes included in persistent perianth, black-brown, slightly shiny, ovoid, trigonous, 1.5-2 mm, densely punctate. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug.
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A herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
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

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible leaves
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 polycnemoides world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:696269-1
WFO ID wfo-0001101046
COL ID 4L9TQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygonum polycnemoides