Knotweed Leaved Milkwort
Polygala persicariifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- June-March
How to identify Knotweed Leaved Milkwort
Identify Knotweed Leaved Milkwort 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: Knotweed-like leaves.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Polygalaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Knotweed Leaved Milkwort.
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
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Knotweed Leaved Milkwort itself; the rest are typical of the Polygalaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Knotweed Leaved Milkwort
Knotweed Leaved Milkwort (Polygala persicariifolia) belongs to the Polygalaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and 2 other states. It grows in deciduous and Evergreen forests, also along the lake sides. Flowering and fruiting run from June to March.
Polygalaceae
Milkwort Family
Knotweed Leaved Milkwort belongs to the Polygalaceae family.
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