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Polycnemum majus A. Braun

Greater Polycnemum

Amaranthaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Amaranthaceae (Pigweed family)
Genus: Polycnemum (Polycneum)

Synonyms

Polycnemum majus
Polycnemum arvense subsp. majus
Polycnemum majus subsp. mediterraneum

Related species

Polycnemum arvense L. - Field Polycnemum
Polycnemum verrucosum Láng - Warty Needleleaf
Polycnemum majus A. Braun - Greater Polycnemum

Traits


    10–20 cm tall, annual. inflorescence: flowers solitary or few. supporting-leaves of the flowers: up to 8‑times as long as the perigone. prophylls below the flowers: 2, delicate, 2.2–5 mm long, distinctly longer than the perigone, whitely transparent, with a whitish m...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Polycnemum majus

Legend

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.


Distribution in Germany

Polycnemum majus

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Polycnemum majus

Polycnemum majus

Status

  • archaeophyte

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

  • in dry habitats

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