Polygonaceae

P. bellardii All, Fl. Ped. 1: 207, t. 90 f. 2 (1785). Syn: P. patulum Bieb., Fl Taur.-Cauc. 1: 304 (1808); P. kitaibelianum Sadl., Fl. Pest. 1: 287 (1825).
Glabrous annual herbs, erect or ascending, 20-60 cm. Stems slender, with whitish striae, 3 mm thick at most. Leaves elliptic, narrowly elliptic or linear oblong, 12-45 x 2-12 mm, caducous. Bracts much smaller than the leaves. In-florescence lax, terminal, with 1-2 flowers at each node. Flowers 3-4 cm, the perianth persisting and enclosing the nuts, trigonous-ovoid. Nuts usually glossy and punctate. Fl. 5-8. Cultivated and disturbed ground, open or damp places, 500-1800 m.
Described from Piedmont.
Al Çanakkale: Dardanelles, Calvert. A4 Çankiri: Çankiri, 700 m, Hub.-Mor. 16108. A5 Amasya: Merzifon to Havsa, 700 m, Coode & Jones 1974! A9 Kars: nr. Kağizman (Grossheim 3: map 96). B2 Kütahya: Çavdarhisar to Kütahya, 1200 m, D. 56977! B3 Eskişehir: Eskişehir to Çiftiler, 800 m, D. 37239! B4 Ankara: 20 miles from Ankara towards Polatli, 900 m, Coode & Jones 2296! B5 Nevşehir: Kirşehir to Gülşehir, 500 m, McNeill 371! B6 Seyhan: d. Saimbeyli, Doğanbeyli to Akçal, 1300 m, D. 19896! B7 Tunceli: Tunceli to Pülümür, 1000 m, D. 29207! B8 Erzincan: W of Tercan, 1500 m, D. 30945! B9 Muş; Malazgirt, 1500 m, 1916, Schischkin. C2 Denizli: Denizli to Çardak, nr. Aci G.,800-900 m, Dudley, D. 35620! C3 İsparta: Eğridir, vi 1845, Heldr.! C4 Konya: Konya to Çumra at Küçük Köy, 980 m, Helbaek 2529! C6 Gaziantep: Gaziantep, 800 m, Balls 1155! C8 Mardin: Mardin, S int. 1888: 1175! C9 Van: Başkale to Çölemerik, 1800 m, McNeill 698! Is: Rodhos, Boıırgeaıı! Europe except N. & W. Siberia, S.W. Asia, N. Africa.