About Polygonum polygaloides Meisn.
Polygonum polygaloides Meisn. is an annual herb that grows slender, wiry green stems between 1 centimeter (0.4 inches) and 30 centimeters (12 inches) long. Its linear or lance-shaped leaves grow in an alternating arrangement evenly along the stem, and leaves near the tips of stem branches are highly reduced. The leaves have membranous stipules that fuse together to form silvery ochrea at the base of each leaf. Flowers are mostly borne in clusters at the tips of stems, and they may be white, pink, or red; most of the flowers stay closed.
