Polygonum plebeium

Polygonum plebeium, the common knotweed,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family, found natively throughout much of South Asia including India, in Madagascar, and introduced to the United States and Australia. It occurs in disturbed habitats that frequently are flooded, such as banks, ditches, and rice fields. It is used as a vegetable in food in some locations.^[1]

Polygonum plebeium
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Polygonum
Species:	P. plebeium
Binomial name
Polygonum plebeium R.Br.

Native names

Hindi: मचेची Machechi • Meitei: তৰাকমনা Tarakmana • Marathi: गुलाबी गोधडी Gulabi Godhadi • Bengali: Chemti sag • Oriya: Muthisag • Gujarati: Zinako Okhrad • Sanskrit: सर्पाक्षी Sarpakshee at Pocharam lake, Andhra Pradesh, India.

References

1. Watve, A. (2011). "Polygonum plebeium". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T177128A7373683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177128A7373683.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Polygonum plebeium​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 October 2015.