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Polygonum aviculare L.

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Scientific name, meaning and origin:

Polygonum: Of Greek poly, many, and gonu, knee. Plantename at Scribonius Largus, 40, and Pedanius Dioscorides, appr. 70.

aviculare, avicularis: Usefull as food for birds.

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Polygonum aviculare

English name:Knotgrass
German name:Vogel-Knöterich
Norwegian name:Tungras
Familiy:Polygonaceae

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Lifeform:Perennial shrub
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Distribution on Svalbard:
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Source: Brochmann, C. & Steen, S.W, 1999 - Sex and genes in the flora of Svalbard

All species of the genus Polygonum:

  • Polygonum aviculare