| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygonum paronychioides C.A.Mey. |
| Synonyms | Polygonum englerianum H.Gross |
| Polygonum lemanianum Meisn. | |
| Polygonum pulvinatum Kom. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1200-4300m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, linear, 8-15mm, on both faces scabrous, margins revolute, apex spinose, flowers solitary, axillary, bracts lanceolate, longer than perianth |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pinkish |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | decumbent subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran , Iraq , Turkey ) China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
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