Fagopyrum esculentum
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Tommelen nature reserve, Hasselt, Belgium
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Tommelen nature reserve, Hasselt, Belgium
Photo: Bart Wursten
Tommelen nature reserve, Hasselt, Belgium
Photo: Bart Wursten
Tommelen nature reserve, Hasselt, Belgium
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Jozef Vermaesenplein, Malderen, Belgium
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Jozef Vermaesenplein, Malderen, Belgium
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| Synonyms: |
Fagopyrum sagittatum Gilib. Fagopyrum vulgare T. Nees Polygonum fagopyrum L. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Erect annual herb up to 60 cm high. Leaves alternate, triangular-cordate, up to 10 cm long, lower leaves petiolate, upper leaves sessile with basal lobes clasping the stems; margin entire or sinuate; petiole up to 8 cm long. Flowers axillary and terminal in bracteate clusters together forming branched racemose heads. Perianth greenish-white, often pink-tipped. Fruit an ovoid, sharply 3-sided nut, 5-7.5 mm long, dull dark brown or grey. |
| Type location: |
Asia |
| Notes: | This species was formerly widely cultivated as a corn substitute and animal food but now that cultivation has been reduced it has become much less frequent as a weed. |
| Derivation of specific name: | esculentum: edible |
| Habitat: | In damp soils along roadsides. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1300 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Asia and widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 11 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 68. Nogueira, I., Ortiz, S. & Paiva, J.A.R. (2006). Polygonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 2 - 3. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 212. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 93. Troupin, G. (1978). Polygonaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 193 - 194. (Includes a picture). |
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