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Polygonum aviculare L.
Family : POLYGONACEAE
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 362 (1753)  
Information on the genus : Polygonum
 
 
Status
Status for NA : accepted (present)
Status for SA : accepted (naturalised-introduced)
Status for TA : accepted (naturalised-introduced)
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Polygonum aviculare L. subsp. aviculare
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Polygonum aviculare var. monspeliense (Pers.) Aschers. (1864)
=Polygonum aviculare var. aphyllum Hayne (1817)
=Polygonum aviculare var. condensatum Becker (1828)
=Polygonum aviculare var. erectum (Roth) Hayne non L.
=Polygonum erectum Roth (1783)
=Polygonum aviculare var. latifolium Coss. & Germain (1845)
=Polygonum aviculare var. minimum Murith (1810)
=Polygonum neglectum Besser (1821)
=Polygonum aviculare var. neglectum (Besser) Rchb. (1832)
=Polygonum aviculare var. parvulum Zapal. (1908)
=Polygonum aviculare var. triviale Rchb. (1832)
=Polygonum litorale auct.
=*Polygonum aviculare subsp. decumbens Sauvage
=Polygonum decumbens P. Fourn. ex Vindt (1952)
 
Taxon infra-specific
Polygonum aviculare L. subsp. aviculare
Polygonum aviculare subsp. rurivagum (Jord. ex Boreau) Berher (1887)
 
Ecology and distribution
South. Afr.
Biol./Eco : biology: annual-Herb Ht 0.15 - 1 m. Alt 50 - 2550 m. Distribution: LES, NAM, EC, FS, GA, KN, LP, MP, NC, NW, WC

Bibliography for North Africa :
  • Fl. Atlant. 1: 333 (1798). 
  • Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries (Phytogr.). 3,2(3): 220 (1846). 
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  • Iles Canaries [Pitard & Proust]: 333 (1908 [1909]) 
  • Fl. Arch. Madeira : 154 (1914). 
  • Cat. Pl. Maroc 2: 178 (1932).  
  • Fl. Afrique N. 7: 252 (1961). 
  • Fl. Algérie [Quézel & Santa] 1: 273 (1962).
  • Fl. Eur. 1: 95 (1964).
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  • Med-Checklist 4: 357 (1989).
  • Fl. Iberica 2: 577 (1990). 
  • FENNANE, M., M. IBN TATTOU, J. MATHEZ, A. OUYAHYA & J. EL OUALIDI (éd.) (1999). Flore pratique du Maroc. vol. [1] Trav. Inst. Sci. Univ. Mohammed V, Sér. Bot. 1: 268
  • Fl. Egypt (Boulos) 1: 28 (1999).
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  • List. Esp. Sylv. Canarias : 104 (2004).
  • Trav. Inst. Sci. Univ. Mohammed V, Sér. Bot. 37: 320 (2005)
  • LE FLOC’H, E., L. BOULOS & E. VÉLA (2010). Catalogue synonymique commenté de la Flore de Tunisie  
 
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  • Polygonum aviculare L.

    Polygonum aviculare L.

    Polygonum aviculare L.; Maroc-Figuig; num.coll.: cc2666; photo: Chatelain

  • Polygonum aviculare L.

    Polygonum aviculare L.

    Polygonum aviculare L.; -; num.coll.: ; photo: Dupont, F.
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