Edible: Leaves, Seeds, Leaves - tea
A small herb which lays along the ground. It has a long and slender but very fibrous taproot. There are many branches coming from this taproot. The branches can be upright but often lie along the ground. They can be 90-120 cm long. On young plants the lower leaves are much larger than the stem leaves. The leaves are narrow and sword shaped. The leaves are blue-green. There can be 5 flowers in the axil of a leaf. The flowers are white.
It is a temperate plant. It grows in hot arid places with a marked dry season. It grows in wetlands. It grows between 50-2,550 m above sea level and can be up to 4,200 m. In the Indian Himalayas it grows between 3,000-4,000 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places. In Yunnan. In Sichuan.
Common Names: Ban-natia, Bandakay, Banduke, Bannalia, Banonatia, Bianduya ebesu, Bianxu, Bianxucai, Centinodia, Chencheghpashar, Cien nudos, Corredora, Drop, Gooseweed, Gorets ptichii, Gusina travka, Hunraj, Kesru, Kusdili, Machoti, Machutie, Michi-yanagi, Mit'it'ela, Nadi, Nanjujek, Nisomali, Pasto chanchero, Pasto pollo, Pato del pollo, Pimienta de agua, Pinkweed, Rau dang, Sandrug, Sangriana, Sanguinaria, Sanjines, Smartweed, Sporish, Troskot, Wireweed,
Synonyms:
Aviculare vulgaris Didr.;
Polygonum heterophyllum Lindm.;
and several others