Indian Knotgrass

Polygonum cognatum

''Polygonum cognatum'', commonly called Indian knotgrass or madimak, is an edible weedy creeping perennial herb in the genus ''Polygonum'', frequently eaten by people of Turkey. It has larger leaves than most other species of ''Polygonum''.
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Appearance

''Polygonum cognatum'' is a perennial, prostrate or ascending branched herb, 15–30 cm long with a thick stout root stock. Stems are prostrate, green like the leaves. Leaves oblong-elliptic, petiolate, often slightly mucronate. Flowers in bundles in the leaf axils. Perianth pinkish, 4–5 mm, hardening and accrescent in fruit. Nut glossy, included in the perianth.
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Naming

*''Polygonum cognatum'' subsp. ''chitralicum'' : endemic in Chitral, Pakistan.
⤷ ''Polygonum cognatum'' subsp. ''cognatum''
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Habitat

Irano-Turanian Region or Iran-Turan Plant Geography Region element, grows between 760–5600 meters elevation on rocky and drier slopes; distribution: Central to Western Asia, Turkey, Caucasia , Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The madimak is a weed found in both agricultural and non-agricultural areas.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusPolygonum
SpeciesP. cognatum
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