Polygonaceae
Polygonum

Polygonum corrigioloides Jaub. & Spach

First published in Ill. Pl. Orient. 2: 33 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Yemen, E. Syria to Central Asia and Afghanistan. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2016) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 1: Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Glabrous, somewhat glaucous annual, stems 20–40 cm, slender, procumbent, branched
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Ochreae dentate-lacerate, whitish
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 4–15 × 1–2 mm, linear-spatulate, obtuse, the upper smaller
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in clusters of 2–6 at each node, on pedicels 3–5 mm; perianth segments 1–2 mm, united only near the base, green or reddish
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Nut ± 1mm, black, shiny.
Ecology
Cultivated field weed, clay soil in ditch, margin of flooded area, mud banks; alt. ± 30 m.
Phenology
Flowering: Apr.–Jun.
Distribution
Iraq: Mostly lowland. ?Syria, Yemen, Iran.
[FIQ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0