Polygonum aviculare (Polygonaceae) subspecies, new records for the Flora of Iran

  • Samaneh Mosaferi Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Velenjak, Tehran, Iran
  • Masoud Sheidai Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Velenjak, Tehran, Iran
  • Maryam Keshavarzi Plant Science Department, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran, Iran
  • Zahra Noormohammadi Biology Department, Islamic Azad University, Sciences and Research Branch, Hesarak, Tehran, Iran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.159825

Abstract

Polygonum aviculare is a widely distributed annual herb. Number of segregates from this highly variable taxon has been described as independent species or different subspecies on the basis of habit, heterophyllous and homophyllous leaves and the length of perianth tube. Most proposed subspecies are partially sympatric and their distributions have been affected greatly by humans. Our studies show that P. aviculare has two subspecies in Iran. These infra-specific taxa can be differentiated by length of perianth tube and some features of outer tepals.

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Fig. 1. Map showing the studied populations in Iran as black dots.
Published
2015-05-20
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MOSAFERI, Samaneh et al. Polygonum aviculare (Polygonaceae) subspecies, new records for the Flora of Iran. Modern Phytomorphology, [S.l.], v. 8, p. 31-36, may 2015. ISSN 2227-9555. Available at: <http://ojs.phytomorphology.org/index.php/MP/article/view/52>. Date accessed: 11 apr. 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.159825.
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