Polygonaceae
Polygonum

Polygonum patulum M.Bieb.

First published in Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 304 (1808)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central Europe to Siberia and W. Himalaya. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

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
Slender glabrous annual with erect stem 20–70 cm tall, branched from the base
Morphology Leaves
Lower leaves 15–45 × 2–8 mm, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acute, deciduous; upper leaves much smaller
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Ochreae hyaline, laciniate, silvery, brown at the base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 1–3 at each node, mostly crowded towards the end of the branches, subsessile or on pedicels to 3 mm; upper bracts shorter than flowers, scarious
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth segments united near base, 2–3 mm, pink or greenish, with reddish margins
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Nut 2–3 mm, as long as or slightly exserted from perianth, brown, smooth, shiny.
Ecology
Gardens, fields, flooded ground, hillsides, clearings in Quercus forest, alt. 35–2600 m;
Phenology
Flowering: Jun.
Distribution
Iraq: Widespread around Baghdad, occasional elsewhere. S and SE Europe, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait, N Iran and C Asia.
Vernacular
MUWASSALAH (Ir.-nr Baghdad, Guest 1174, 2503).
[FIQ]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Adventicia en Colombia; Alt. 2600 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2600–2600 m a.s.l. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Cundinamarca.
Habit
Herb.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Uses

Use
Said to be eaten by most animals (horses, sheep, cattle etc.).
[FIQ]

Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0