Biology:Persicaria microcephala

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Short description: Species of plant

Persicaria microcephala
Persicaria microcephala kz3.jpg
At the Missouri Botanical Garden
Persicaria microcephala 'Red Dragon' at RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Essex, England.jpg
'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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