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Persicaria is a genus of herbaceous plants in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae, with about 132 species worldwide. Polygonum persicaria is one of the species, also known as Japanese knotweed or fleeceflower, native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere.
Persicaria perfoliata, also known as mile-a-minute, is a highly invasive annual vine with barbed stems and edible fruits. It is native to eastern Asia and has been introduced to North America, where it grows in warm open areas and reproduces by seeds and birds.
Persicaria lapathifolia is a widespread annual herb of the family Polygonaceae, also known as pale persicaria or pale smartweed. It has reddish stems, hairy leaves, pink flowers and a nut-like fruit, and is native to most of the world except South America and Southern Africa.
Persicaria orientalis is a plant species in the family Polygonaceae, also known as kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate and princess-feather. It is native to Asia and Australia, and widely cultivated and naturalized.
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) is a Eurasian wader with red legs and a black-tipped red bill. It breeds in temperate wetlands and migrates to coasts in winter.
Persicaria maculosa is an annual plant in the buckwheat family, native to Eurasia and introduced to North America. It has spotted leaves, pink flowers, and a fringed ochrea, and is used as a leaf vegetable or a dye plant.
Persicaria microcephala (syn. Polygonum microcephalum), the small-headed knotweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae. [2] It is native to the Himalayas, and central and southern China, and it has been introduced to Great Britain. [1] Its cultivar 'Red Dragon' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden ...
Persicaria punctata is a plant in the knotweed family, native to the Americas and widely distributed. It has lance-shaped leaves, bristly stipules, and greenish flowers with white edges.