Family | POLYGONACEAE |
Genus species | Polygonum cognatum Meisn. |
Synonyms | Polygonum alpestre C.A.Mey. |
Polygonum myriophyllym H.Gross | |
Polygonum pluriflorum K.Koch | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1400-4600m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic, 1-2cm long, on both faces glabrous, ochreas silvery, hyaline, veined, flowers 1-5 in axillary cymes, bracts membranous, acuminate, 1-2cm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
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
Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey ) China (Inner Mongolia , Xinjiang ) Mongolia 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
cognatum chitralicum (Rech.f. & Schiman-Czeika) Qaiser, Fl. Pakistan 205: 84 (2001)
cognatum myrtillifolium (Kom.) Yurtseva, Wulfenia 19: 172 (2012)
cognatum serpyllaceum (Jaub. & Spach) Yurtseva, ibid
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