Polygonum heterophyllum
Linden.
PolygonaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The tips of the shoots are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Asia, Manchuria,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A temperate herb in the Polygonaceae family.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Polygonum heterophyllum Sol. ex Meisn. is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. It was first described by Daniel Solander in 1856. (Polygonum heterophyllum Lindm. is a different species and is a synonym of Polygonum aviculare.)
Notes
There are about 50 Polygonum species.
References (2)
- BARANOV,
- Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 6:690. 1912 - an illegitimate, superfluous name (ICBN Art. 52)
