Polygonaceae
Polygonum

Polygonum paronychioides C.A.Mey.

First published in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 11: 356 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Türkiye to Central Asia and W. Himalaya. It is a perennial or subshrub 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
Densely tufted perennial with woody stock, much branched at base, stems 2–10 cm, prostrate, forming loose mats
Morphology Leaves
Leaves dense, 3–12 × 1–1.5 mm, sessile, linear, ± mucronate, greyish-green, margins revolute
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Ochreae conspicuous, hyaline, lacerate, silvery-white, partly enclosing the flowers
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary in axils of lanceolate bracts, subsessile, in crowded inflorescences
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth segments 1.5–2 mm, united for half their length, pink
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 8
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit included in the perianth, ± 2 mm, blackish, smooth.
Ecology
Serpentine screes, hillside in Rhus-Quercus forest; alt. 1320–2700 m;
Phenology
Flowering: Jun.–Jul.
Distribution
Iraq: Local in the upper forest and thorn-cushion zones of mountains in NE Iraq. Mountains of Caucasus, NE Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, NW India, Turkmenistan, C Asia to W China.
[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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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