Polygonum taquetii H.Lév.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Polygonum

Characteristics

Herbs annual. Stems erect, prostrate or ascending at base, 30-50 cm tall, slender, glabrous, much branched, rooting at lower nodes. Petiole very short or nearly absent; leaf blade narrowly lanceolate, 2-4 cm × 3-6 mm, both surfaces sparsely pubescent, base narrowly cuneate, margin entire, apex acute; ocrea tubular, 5-6 mm, membranous, sparsely pubescent, apex truncate, cilia 3-5 mm. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, spicate, pendulous, to 10 cm, slender, interrupted, usually several spikes aggregated and panicle-like; bracts green, funnel-shaped, ca. 2 mm, margin long ciliate, each 3-5-flowered. Pedicels longer than bracts, slender. Perianth pinkish, 5-parted; tepals elliptic, 1.5-1.7 mm. Stamens usually 7, included. Styles 2 or 3, connate to below middle. Achenes included in persistent perianth, brown, shiny, ovoid, biconvex or trigonous, 1.2-1.5 mm. Fl. Aug-Sep, fr. Sep-Oct.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.4
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Polygonum taquetii world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:696531-1
WFO ID wfo-0001245348
COL ID 77TV9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygonum taquetii Polygonum minutulum Persicaria taquetii