Polygonum Polygonum, L.
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5. P. maritimum L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 361 (1753).
Perennial, with stout, woody stock. Stems 10-50 cm, procumbent, branched, stout. Leaves 5-25 mm, narrowly elliptical, acute, glaucous, usually blackening on drying; margins revolute. Ochreae reddish-brown at the base, with 8-12 conspicuous, branched veins, silvery-hyaline above, longer than most of the internodes. Flowers pink or whitish, solitary, or in axillary clusters of 2-4; bracts leaf-like. Nut 3 -5-5 mm, equalling or slightly exceeding the perianth, glossy. Maritime sand and shingle. 2n = 20. Shores of Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea, northwards to the Channel Islands. Al Az BI tBr Bu Co Cr Ga Gr Hs It Ju Lu Rm Rs (W, K) Sa SiTu.
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Polygonum Polygonum
Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1964 |
P. maritimum
L. 1753: 361 |