Polygonum aviculare, Common Knotgrass - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Common Knotgrass, Birdweed, Pigweed, Lowgrass

Botanical name & synonyms: Polygonum aviculare, Avicularia vulgaris, Centinodium axillare, Polygonum aequale, Polygonum agreste, Polygonum aphyllum, Polygonum araraticum, Polygonum arenastrum, Polygonum berteroi, Polygonum centinodum, Polygonum erectum, Polygonum heterophyllum, Polygonum retinerve, Polygonum striatum, Polygonum uruguense

Family: Knotweed (Polygonaceae)

• native to Europe
  

• annual
  

• 5 to 50cm
  

• flower VI to X
  

• plant community: waste ground, ruderal
  

• medicinal & culinary herb
  

• weight of 1 000 seeds = 1,6 gram