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Electronic Flora of South Australia species Fact Sheet

Family: Polygonaceae
Polygonum plebeium

Citation: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 420 (1810).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Small knotweed.

Description:
Glabrous prostrate annual; stems wiry, to 50 cm long; leaves linear-oblong, l-nerved, 6-15 mm long; stipular sheath long, lacerate, silvery.

Flowers in 2-5-flowered axillary clusters similar to those of P. aviculare but closer together, dusky-pink.

Nut trigonous, brown, smooth and shining, c. 1.5 mm long.

Published illustration: Cunningham et al. (1982) Plants of western New South Wales, p. 233.

Distribution:  S.Aust.: NW, LE, GT, FR, EA, EP, NL, MU, SL, SE.   N.T.; Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.

Conservation status: native

Flowering time: throughout the year.


SA Distribution Map based
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