Polygonaceae

P. pulchellum Lois, in Mem. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 441 (1827).
Erect or ascending annual herbs, 20-50 cm. Stems slender, less than 2.5 mm thick, usually with whitish striae. Leaves linear-oblong or narrowly elliptic, 10-45 x 3-8 mm, much longer than the bracts. Flowers in lax terminal inflorescences, c. 2 mm, the perianth segments not closing around apex of fruit. Nuts glossy or dull, just exserted at maturity. Fl. 6-10. Cultivated land, open or damp places, s.1.-1600 m.
A1(E) Edirne: Enez, s.l, Coode & Jones 2919! A1(A) Çanakkale: Dardanelles, Sint. 1883: 438! A2(E) Istanbul: Şişli to Ihlamur, 25 x 1896, Azn.! A2(A) Istanbul : Anadolu Hisar, 4 x 1867, /. Ball! Bl Izmir: Mt. Pagum nr. Izmir, 22 x 1867, /. Ball. Balikesir: Assos, Sint. 1883:435! B6 Sivas: Divriği, 1000 m, Bornm. 1892: 2534! B7 Tunceli: Tunceli, 1050 m, D. 31029! Malatya: 20 km S of Arapkir, 1400 m, Hub.-Mor. 10391. B8 Muş: Muş, D. 24788! B9 Van: Nureddin, 1500 m, Maunsell! C3 Isparta: d. Eğridir, Barla, 1600 m, Khan et al, 346! C6 Hatay: Amanus, Ziyaret Da., Hb. Post. Is: Lesvos, Rech. 5696. Palestine, N. Iran. A specimen from C8 Diyarbakir to Bitlis, 750 m, McNeüll 505, keys out to P. pulchellum although it differs from the specimens cited above in fades, being a more compact plant.