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Persicaria lapathifolia (syn. Polygonum lapathifolium), known as pale persicaria, [2] is a plant of the family Polygonaceae. It is considered to be native throughout most of the world, from arctic to tropical realms, except South America and Southern Africa. [ 3 ]
Persicaria is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae. Plants of the genus are known commonly as knotweeds [2]: 436 or smartweeds. [3] It has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring nearly worldwide. [3] [4] The genus was segregated from Polygonum. [5]
Polygonum is a genus of about 130 species of flowering plants in the buckwheat and knotweed family Polygonaceae. Common names include knotweed and knotgrass (though the common names may refer more broadly to plants from Polygonaceae). In the Middle English glossary of herbs Alphita (c. 1400–1425), it was known as ars-smerte.
Knotweed may refer to: Fallopia; Persicaria; Polygonum; Reynoutria. Reynoutria japonica or Japanese knotweed, a highly invasive species in Europe and North America
Polygonum minimum is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common name broadleaf knotweed. It is native to much of western North America where it can be found in mountainous regions. It grows in the subalpine and alpine climates of high mountain ranges from Alaska to Arizona and New Mexico. [2]
This plant may look like wildflowers, but it can cause painful rash and blistering. A video of an Iowa resident with the rash explains why.
Persicaria maculosa is an annual herb up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall, [11] with an erect, rather floppy stem with swollen joints. The leaves are alternate and almost stalkless. The leaf blades often have a brown or black spot in the centre and are narrowly ovate and have entire margins.
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