Common Knotweed / بطباط / عصا الراعي /

Common Knotgrass / doorweed / knotgrass / wiregrass / الجنجر / الزقزوقيا / بطباط الطيور / شبط الغول / صابون الراعي / عقيدي / قضاب / قَردَب العصافير /

Polygonum aviculare L.

Edibility and usage

Blooming period
April to July
Seed collection period
June to September

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • White
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Polygonum
Family
Polygonaceae
Wikidata item
Q242573
GBIF Item
Polygonum aviculare L. (7821030)

References

  1. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  2. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  3. عراف، شكري. الأرض، الأنسان، والجهد. الجليل: جليل للتجليد، 1993.
  4. Hamami, R.(2021).From Crown Anemone to Buchy Bean Caper.Ramallah:A.M. Qattan Foundation.(English and Arabic)

Citation

Polygonum aviculare L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/2586 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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