Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:
Med - Irano-Turanian
Summer shedding:
Perenating
Derivation of the botanical name:
Polygonum, polys, πολυϛ, πολλη, πολυ, much, many, frequent; large; heavy; gonu, a knee-joint; from the many joints in the stem.
equisetiforme, equus, a horse; seta, a bristle; Horsetail form.
The standard author abbreviation Sm. is used to indicate James Edward Smith (1759 – 1828,an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society.
