Common Marsh Buckwheat
Polygonum glabrum
Also known as Denseflower Knotweed
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- August-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polygonum glabrum
- Genus
- Polygonum
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Polygonaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Polygonaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- পানি মরিচ
About Common Marsh Buckwheat
Common Marsh Buckwheat (Polygonum glabrum) is a herb belonging to the Polygonaceae family (Buckwheat/Knotweed family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, spike/raceme/panicle flower clusters, trigonous achene fruit. It occurs across Cosmopolitan. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-April. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Polygonaceae
Buckwheat/Knotweed family
Common Marsh Buckwheat belongs to the Polygonaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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