Wavy-Leaf Oxygonum
Oxygonum sinuatum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-September
How to identify Wavy-Leaf Oxygonum
Identify Wavy-Leaf Oxygonum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Wavy leaf margins.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Polygonaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Wavy-Leaf Oxygonum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oxygonum sinuatum
- Genus
- Oxygonum
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wastelands
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Distribution
- India, North Africa
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wavy-Leaf Oxygonum itself; the rest are typical of the Polygonaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Polygonaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Wavy-Leaf Oxygonum
A member of the Polygonaceae family, Wavy-Leaf Oxygonum (Oxygonum sinuatum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to September.
Polygonaceae
Buckwheat/Knotweed family
Wavy-Leaf Oxygonum belongs to the Polygonaceae family.
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