EPPO Global Database

Polygonum arenastrum(POLAR)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-04-17

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: POLAR
  • Preferred name: Polygonum arenastrum
  • Authority: Boreau

Notes

Practically all Euromediterranean region, Siberia, Russian Far East, Western Asia, Himalayas, China (Manchuria), Korea, Mongolia. Introduced in North America, Mexico, South America (Chile)

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Polygonum aequale Lindman
Polygonum aviculare subsp. aequale (Lindman) Ascherson & Gräbner
Polygonum aviculare subsp. arenastrum (Boreau) Jordan
Polygonum aviculare subsp. depressum (Meisner) Arcangeli
Polygonum aviculare subsp. microspermum (Boreau) Berher
Polygonum polyneuron Franchet & Savatier
Polygonum propinquum Ledebour

Common names
Name Language
common knotweed English
equal-leaved knotgrass English
knotweed English
oval-leaf knotweed English
gewöhnlicher Vogelknöterich German
gleichblättriger Vogelknöterich German
renouée à petits fruits French
renouée des graviers French
renouée des sables French
centinodia Spanish
corregüela de los caminos Spanish
sanguinaria Spanish
poligono dei sabbioni Italian
gewoon varkensgras Dutch
sanguinea Portuguese
bägartrampört Swedish
akinomichiyanagi Japanese
haimichiyanagi Japanese
hamamichiyanagi Japanese
アキノミチヤナギ Japanese
ハイミチヤナギ Japanese
ハマミチヤナギ Japanese
горец обыкновенный Russian
спорыш лежачий Russian
спорыш обыкновенный Russian
liggende pileurt Danish
bezmeceotu Turkish
arkubbit hatzipporim Hebrew
אַרְכֻּבִּית הַצִּפּוֹרִים Hebrew
apró madárkeserűfű Hungarian
porcsin keserűfű Hungarian
nejcë Albanian
пясъчна пача трева Bulgarian
dvornik Croatian
rdesno obecné Czech
truskavec obecný Czech
glúineach ghainimh Irish
갯마디풀 Korean
gaet ma di pul Korean
troscot Romanian
stavikrv pobrežný Slovak
pohojena dresen Slovene
гірчак близький Ukrainian
clymog a dail bach Welsh