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Polygonum libani Boiss.  
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FamilyPOLYGONACEAE
Genus speciesPolygonum libani Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 12: 99 (1853)
Native RangeLebanon to sw. Syria
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Descriptionglabrous, leaves small, elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse, abaxially distinctly many nerved, flowers axillary, subsessile, in dense short spikes
Size3-10cm
Colorred
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsPolygonum hermonis Kotschy ex Boiss.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria)
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