Chimati Saag / Small Knotweed
Polygonum plebeium
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar & more
- Flowering
- December-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polygonum plebeium
- Genus
- Polygonum
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along lakeshores when water level receded
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- India, Africa, China, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
- Distribution
- Africa, Tropical Asia, Australia
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar, Karnataka, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Linear (long and narrow, parallel sides)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chimati Saag 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.
Local Names
- Hindi
- चिमटी साग Chimati Saag, लाल बूटी Lal Buti, मचेची Machechi
- Nepali
- बलुने साग Balune Saag, बेथे Bethe, लट्टे झार Latte Jhaar
- Bengali
- চিমটি শাক Chimati Shaak, খুদি বিষকাঁটালি Khudi Bisakamtali, মেছুয়া শাক Mechuya Shaak
- Kannada
- ಕೆಂಪು ನೆಲ ಅಕ್ಕಿ Kempu Nela Akki, ಸೀರನಿಗೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Siranige Soppu
- Malayalam
- പേരാറാത്ത Peraratha
- Marathi
- गुलाबी गोधडी Gulabi Godhadi, गुलाबी गोधडी
About Chimati Saag
Small Knotweed (Polygonum plebeium) belongs to the Polygonaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar and 15 other states. It grows in along lakeshores when water level receded. Flowering and fruiting run from December to June.
Polygonaceae
Buckwheat/Knotweed family
Chimati Saag belongs to the Polygonaceae family.
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