EPPO Global Database

Polygonum aviculare(POLAV)

Overview
Code created in: 2004-04-17

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: POLAV
  • Preferred name: Polygonum aviculare
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Euromediterranean region, Siberia, Russian Far East, Western Asia, Central Asia, Himalayas, Indochina, China (including Taiwan), Korea. Introduced in some African countries (mainly in south), North America, Central America, South America (except northeast)

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Polygonum aviculare subsp. aviculare Linnaeus
Polygonum heterophyllum Lindman
Polygonum monspeliense Persoon

Common names
Name Language
common knotgrass English
knotgrass English (GB)
prostrate knotweed English (US)
wireweed English (AU)
Ackervogelknöterich German
verschiedenblättriger Vogelknöterich German
Vogelknöterich German
herbe à cochon French
renouée des oiseaux French
trainasse French
centinodia Spanish
ciennudos Spanish
corregüela de los caminos Spanish
hierba de las calanturas Spanish
hierba nudosa Spanish
hierba rastrera Spanish
lengua de pájaro Spanish
milnodia Spanish
pasto del pollo Spanish (CL)
pico de gorrión Spanish (MX)
polígono macho Spanish
sanguinaria mayor Spanish
saucejo Spanish
centinoda Italian
correggiola Italian
poligono centinodia Italian
poligono comune Italian
poligono degli uccelli Italian
gewoon varkensgras Dutch
varkensgras Dutch
centonódia Portuguese
corriola-bastarda Portuguese
erva-da-ferradeira Portuguese
erva-da-muda Portuguese
erva-da-saúde Portuguese
erva-das-galinhas Portuguese
erva-dos-passarinhos Portuguese
língua-de-perdiz Portuguese
persicária-sempre-noiva Portuguese
sanguinária Portuguese
sanguinha Portuguese
sempre-noiva Portuguese
sempre-noiva-dos-modernos Portuguese
stor trampört Swedish
trampört Swedish
michi-yanagi Japanese
niwa-yanagi Japanese
ニワヤナギ Japanese
ミチヤナギ Japanese
горец птичий Russian
спорыш Russian
vejpileurt Danish
tungras Norwegian
pihatatar Finnish
köyotu Turkish
arkubbit tzarat-'alim Hebrew
אַרְכֻּבִּית צָרַת-עָלִים Hebrew
rdest ptasi Polish
madárkeserűfű Hungarian
porcsin keserűfű Hungarian
bari i oborreve Albanian
bar pate Albanian
nejcë Albanian
curiolas Aragonese
lengua de pajaro Aragonese
lluenga de muixón Aragonese
yerba nudosa Aragonese
yerba rastrera Aragonese
yerba terrera Aragonese
гъшеница Bulgarian
обикновена пача трева Bulgarian
centinòdia Catalan
corretjola Catalan
passacamins Catalan
passacamins comú Catalan
biān xù Chinese
萹蓄 Chinese
ptičji dvornik Croatian
rdesno ptačí Czech
truskavec ptačí Czech
erilehine linnurohi Estonian
cordela Galician
pé de paxaro Galician
πολικόμπι Greek
blóðarfi Icelandic
glúineach dhearg Irish
마디풀 Korean
ma di pul Korean
dažādlapu sūrene Latvian
nelygialapis rūgtis Lithuanian
èrba pourquèra Occitan
lenque dé passerou Occitan
licherne Occitan
sangate Occitan
tirasse Occitan
trauque cami Occitan
traynasse Occitan
trincadalha Occitan
troscot Romanian
птичји дворник Serbian
stavikrv vtáčí Slovak
ptičja dresen Slovene
гірчак звичайний Ukrainian
гірчак монпелійський Ukrainian
canclwm Welsh