Common name
English: Sea knotgrass
German: Strand-Knöterich
Portuguese: Polígono da praia
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Polygonales (28)
Family: Polygonaceae (30)(family description)
Genus: Polygonum (8)
Epithet: maritimum L. (4)
Synonyms: Avicularia maritima Didr., Polygonum argenteum Ehrenb. ex Meisn., Polygonum chilense K. Koch
argenteum => silvery
chilense => from Chile
maritima => growing on the seashore, confined to the coast
maritimum => growing on the seashore, confined to the coast
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: beige, white
External links
Literature
- [31] Canzobre, H.L., Samartín, L.A. (1998): Guía da flora do litoral galego. Edicións Xerais de Galicia, Vigo, Spain.