Polygonum arenastrum

Polygonum arenastrum Boreau, Fl. Centre Fr. ed. 3, 2:559. 1857 (syn: Centinodia microsperma (Jord. ex Boreau) Fourr.; Polygonum acetosellum Klokov ex Kom.; Polygonum aequale Lindm.; Polygonum aequale subvar. parvulum Moss; Polygonum aequale var. platycarpum Koji Ito; Polygonum arenastrum subsp. calcatum (Lindm.) Wissk.; Polygonum arenastrum var. depressum (Meisn.) Franco & Rocha Afonso; Polygonum arenastrum subsp. microspermum (Jord. ex Boreau) H.Scholz; Polygonum arenastrum var. microspermum (Jord. ex Boreau) Franco & Rocha Afonso; Polygonum aviculare subsp. aequale (Lindm.) Asch. & Graebn.; Polygonum aviculare var. arenastrum (Boreau) Nyman; Polygonum aviculare subsp. calcatum (Lindm.) Thell.; Polygonum aviculare subsp. depressum (Meisn.) Arcang.; Polygonum aviculare var. depressum Meisn.; Polygonum berteroi Phil.; Polygonum calcatum Lindm.; Polygonum ebracteatum Munshi & Javeid; Polygonum lencoranicum Kom.; Polygonum maritimum Remy; Polygonum microspermum Jord. ex Boreau; Polygonum montereyense Brenckle; Polygonum parvulum (Moss) P.D.Sell; Polygonum planum Skvortsov; Polygonum propinquum Ledeb.; Polygonum prostratum Skvortsov; Polygonum pycnophyllum Gand.; Polygonum sparsiflorum Vorosch.; Polygonum suifunense Vorosch. & N.S.Pavlova);
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Polygonum arenastrum Boreau is closely similar to P. aviculare but easily identified by its procumbent more or less mat-forming habit, leaves more or less similar, perianth cleft half and nut 2-2.5 mm long.
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Polygonaceae Fortnight: Polygonum arenastrum from Bhimtal, pl validate-GSMAY53: 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3).
Polygonum arenastrum from Bhimtal, please validate.

Looks very close to P. pleibium…

Thanks for the upload.
Number of stamens in P. plebeium is 5. In the first photograph I can see more than 5 stamens. Moreover, acute leaf apex are matching with P. arenastrum. But still it would be better to see the nuts once, if possible.


I think we can see nut in this photograph, although it may not be that mature.
1 high res. image.

I think the nut is close as per FoP illustration.

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Polygonum arenastrum Boreau
syn: Polygonum aviculare var. arenastrum Meisn
Closely similar to P. aviculare but easily identified by its procumbent more or less mat-forming habit, leaves more or less similar, perianth cleft half and nut 2-2.5 mm long.
Photographed from Srinagar, Kashmir 

Thanks for sharing Sir!

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