Polygonaceae FAMILY

Polygonum plebeium

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Polygonum plebeium is a much-branched, prostrate annual plant with stems 4 - 45cm long[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWidespread in tropical regions, though rare in some regions, extending from Africa, through Asia to Australia.

HabitatDrier locations than many other Polygonum species, in places such as rocky ground in dried riverbeds and drying mudflats along lakes. It is also found as a weed in fields[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].