About Knotweed Leaved Milkwort
Polygala persicariifolia is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is native to east Africa and Asia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polygala persicariifolia
- Genus
- Polygala
- Family
- POLYGALACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous and Evergreen forests, also along the lake sides
- Native to
- Tropical Africa & Asia
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Africa, Bhutan, South East and tropica Asia, South China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, North Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Polygalaceae
Milkwort Family
Knotweed Leaved Milkwort belongs to the Polygalaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the POLYGALACEAE family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at knotweed leaved milkwort or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.