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knotweeds, smartweeds, and waterpeppers
Persicaria
Persicaria is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae. Plants of the genus are known commonly as knotweeds:436 or smartweeds. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring nearly worldwide. The genus was segregated from Polygonum.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
American jumpseed
speciesPersicaria virginiana
low smartweed
speciesPersicaria longiseta
spotted lady's thumb
speciesPersicaria maculosa
water smartweed
speciesPersicaria amphibia
pale smartweed
speciesPersicaria lapathifolia
pink knotweed
speciesPersicaria capitata
arrow-leaved tearthumb
speciesPersicaria sagittata
mile-a-minute weed
speciesPersicaria perfoliata
swamp smartweed
speciesPersicaria hydropiperoides
pinkweed
speciesPersicaria pensylvanica
Dotted Smartweed
speciesPersicaria punctata
waterpepper
speciesPersicaria hydropiper
China knotweed
speciesPersicaria chinensis
slender knotweed
speciesPersicaria decipiens
halberd-leaved tearthumb
speciesPersicaria arifolia
Asian jumpseed
speciesPersicaria filiformis
Far Eastern smartweed
speciesPersicaria extremiorientalis
Nepal Persicaria
speciesPersicaria nepalensis
small water-pepper
speciesPersicaria minor
Pink Smartweed
speciesPersicaria bicornis
Dense-flowered smartweed
speciesPersicaria glabra
prickled-vine smartweed
speciesPersicaria senticosa
Asian lady's thumb
speciesPersicaria posumbu
Thunberg’s smartweed
speciesPersicaria thunbergii
Persicaria biconvexa
speciesPersicaria biconvexa
Tasteless water-pepper
speciesPersicaria mitis
kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
speciesPersicaria orientalis
bearded knotweed
speciesPersicaria barbata
Velvet Knotweed
speciesPersicaria attenuata
Persicaria runcinata
speciesPersicaria runcinata
Bristly Snakeroot
speciesPersicaria madagascariensis
spotted knotweed
speciesPersicaria strigosa
Senegalese Knotgrass
speciesPersicaria senegalensis
Persicaria jucunda
speciesPersicaria jucunda
Creeping Knotweed
speciesPersicaria prostrata
scurfy pinkweed
speciesPersicaria tomentosa
Vietnamese coriander
speciesPersicaria odorata
Persicaria lanata
speciesPersicaria lanata
Persicaria angustifolia
speciesPersicaria angustifolia
pubescent knotweed
speciesPersicaria pubescens
Bog Smartweed
speciesPersicaria setacea
Stout Smartweed
speciesPersicaria robustior
Small-headed knotweed
speciesPersicaria microcephala
Persicaria praetermissa
speciesPersicaria praetermissa
shin-leaved smartweed
speciesPersicaria dichotoma
Persicaria japonica
speciesPersicaria japonica
Carey's Smartweed
speciesPersicaria careyi
Tapertip Smartweed
speciesPersicaria acuminata
Bristly waterpepper
speciesPersicaria subsessilis
Persicaria stelligera
speciesPersicaria stelligera
Broad smartweed
speciesPersicaria muricata
Persicaria segetum
speciesPersicaria segetum
Persicaria pilosa
speciesPersicaria pilosa
Knotweed
speciesPersicaria limbata
Persicaria hastatosagittata
speciesPersicaria hastatosagittata
Persicaria hispida
speciesPersicaria hispida
Persicaria dissitiflora
speciesPersicaria dissitiflora
Persicaria criopolitana
speciesPersicaria criopolitana
Persicaria ferruginea
speciesPersicaria ferruginea
Persicaria viscosa
speciesPersicaria viscosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 14)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.91
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.323
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.664
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.662
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.163
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.162
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.437
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.422
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.756
A New Herbal, or History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens (trans. Henry Lyte) · 1578 · p.657
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.618
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 11)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.158
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61787.