| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygonum afghanicum Meisn. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 14: 90 (1856) |
| Native Range | s. & e. Iran to Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-3000m |
| Description | leaves glabrous, linear, revolute, obscurely uninerved, setose-mucronate, flowers solitary, axillary |
| Size | 3-10cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |