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SCFBio, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi
Medicinal Plant TaxID: 137693

Polygonum aviculare

Family: Polygonaceae • Common: Alpine Knotweed; Birdweed; Common Knotgrass; Lowgrass; Pigweed; Prostrate Knotweed
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Overview

Species Polygonum aviculare
Habit Herb
Habitat Near fields; roadsides; waste places; sea level to 4200 m. altitude
Distribution (India)
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