Taxon:  Polycnemum arvense L.



Summary
Genus:
Polycnemum
Family:
Chenopodiaceae
Subfamily:
Polycnemoideae
Tribe:
Polycnemeae
Nomen number:
443919
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:35.  1753
Verified:
03/11/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  3. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  6. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  7. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  8. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  9. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsoft needleleaf  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
GermanAcker-Knorpelkraut  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Swedishbroskört  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chineseduo jie cao  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChelyabinsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationOmsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyva, Respublika Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Gorno-Altay, Tyva, Respublika, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  • CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Reference(s)
  1. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  2. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  3. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  4. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Animal foodforage Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=443919. Accessed 19 October 2026.