Polygonum strindbergii J.Schust.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Polygonum

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Stems creeping or prostrate, rooting from nodes, not tufted, not ligneous at base, branched, angulate, sparsely pilose; branches suberect, 10-15 cm tall. Petiole 1-2 cm, sparsely pilose, sometimes aculeolate at base; leaf blade cordate or ovate-cordate, 2.5-4 × 2-3 cm, both surfaces sparsely pilose, base cordate, margin entire, ciliate, apex acuminate; ocrea tubular, 5-10 mm, membranous, sparsely pilose, apex truncate, ciliate. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, usually geminate, rarely solitary, 8-10 mm in diam.; peduncle densely glandular hairy; bracts narrowly ovate, ca. 3 mm, membranous, each 2-or 3-flowered. Perianth white or pinkish, 5-parted; tepals elliptic, 3-4 mm. Stamens 6-8. Styles 3, connate to below middle. Achenes included in persistent perianth, opaque, ovoid, trigonous, 2.5-3 mm, glandular. Fl. Apr-May, fr. May-Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.15
Root system creeping-root
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Polygonum strindbergii world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:696507-1
WFO ID wfo-0001245519
COL ID 7866S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygonum strindbergii