Biology:Persicaria microcephala

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Short description: Species of plant

Persicaria microcephala
At the Missouri Botanical Garden
'Red Dragon' cultivar at RHS Garden Hyde Hall
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria
Species:
P. microcephala
Binomial name
Persicaria microcephala
(D.Don) H.Gross
Synonyms[1]

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 Merit.[3]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Persicaria microcephala var. microcephala
  • Persicaria microcephala var. sphaerocephala (Wall. ex Meisn.) H.Hara

References

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