Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Amaranthaceae (Pigweed family)
Genus: Polycnemum (Polycneum)
Polycnemum arvense L. - Field Polycnemum
Polycnemum verrucosum Láng - Warty Needleleaf
Polycnemum majus A. Braun - Greater Polycnemum
Maximal 30 cm tall, annual. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> flowers solitary or few. <span class="v1">supporting-leaves of the flowers:</span> <ba><b>2–4‑times as long as the perigone</b></ba>. <span class="v1">prophylls below the flowers:</s...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, fields, vineyards
in dry habitats