Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Polygonaceae (Knotgrass family)
Genus: Persicaria (Knotgrass)
Persicaria amphibia (L.) Delarbre - Amphibious Bistort
Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Delarbre - Pale Persicaria
Persicaria maculosa Gray - Redshank
Persicaria orientalis (L.) Spach - Eastern Knotgrass
Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre - Water-Pepper
Persicaria minor (Huds.) Opiz - Small Water-Pepper
Persicaria dubia (Stein) Fourr. - Tasteless Water-Pepper
Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) H. Gross - Nepal Persicaria
10–40 cm tall, annual. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> pseudo-spikes in a panicle-like whole-inflorescence, <ba>mostly erect</ba>, <b>pseudo-spikes 0.2–0.5 cm broad</b>, <ba><b>loosely flowered</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span>...
Natural, established occurences | Artificial occurences |
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds
in nutritious, moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats