Polygonum cognatum Meisn.

 
  • Family : POLYGONACEAE
    (Buckwheat Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JANGLI PALAK FAMILY (जंगली पालक फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Polygonaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Polygonum affine Stephan ex Spreng.; Polygonum alpestre C.A.Mey.; Polygonum ammannoides Jaub. & Spach; Polygonum confertum Royle ex Bab.; Polygonum libanoticum Ehrenb. ex Meisn.; Polygonum maritimum Eichw.; Polygonum monticola Steud.; Polygonum myriophyllum H.Gross; Polygonum pluriflorum K.Koch
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Polygonum cognatum Meisn.
  • Common name : Indian knotgrass, Madimak
  • Habit : Perennial herb
  • Habitat : Gravelly mountain slopes, dry riverbeds; 1400 - 4600 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : It is a weed found in both agricultural and non-agricultural areas.
  • Key identification features : Styles 3. Nuts clearly triquetrous
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Altay, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : East mediterranean to Mongolia, West Himalaya and Bulgaria, France, Great Britain
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 209
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Polygonum cognatum. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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