Polygonum rigidum Skvortsov

Species

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Characteristics

Herbs annual. Stems erect or ascending, 30-50 cm tall, much branched, angulate. Petiole short, articulate at base; leaf blade elliptic or oblong, 1-3 cm × 3-7 mm, both surfaces with conspicuous veins, base cuneate, margin entire, apex obtuse or subacute; ocrea: lower part brown, upper part white, 5-9-veined, lacerate. Flowers 2-7 in axillary fascicles. Pedicel 1.5-2 mm, apex articulate. Perianth green, margin white or pinkish, 5-parted to 2/3; tepals oblong, 2-2.5 mm. Stamens 8; filaments dilated at base. Styles 3, short. Achenes exserted from persistent perianth, brown, slightly shiny, ovoid, trigonous, 2.5-3.5 mm, densely minutely punctate, apex long acute. Fl. Jun-Aug, fr. Jul-Sep. 2n = ca. 60.
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A herb. It grows each year from seeds. It is 30-50 cm tall.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.5
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

Near fields or roadsides, shaded grassy places in valleys; at elevations from 400-2,500 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows between 400-2,500 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

The tips of the shoots are eaten.
Uses -
Edible leaves seeds shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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 rigidum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:696355-1
WFO ID wfo-0001101436
COL ID 4L9W6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygonum rigidum