Persicaria

Also known as Cephalophilon

thumb|Illustration from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu (1804)

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPolygonaceae

Habitatfreshwater

Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest

Observations recorded1,987,995

General: Persicaria, from the resemblance of the leaves to those

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Commons category: Persicaria
taxon name: Persicaria
Commons gallery: Persicaria
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=15859
taxon common name: 蓼属

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thumb|Illustration from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu (1804)

Persicaria is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae. Plants of the genus are known commonly as knotweeds or smartweeds. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring nearly worldwide. The genus was segregated from Polygonum.