Biology:Persicaria glabra

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Short description: Species of plant

Persicaria glabra
Polygonum glabrum Willd..jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria
Species:
P. glabra
Binomial name
Persicaria glabra
(Willd.)M.Gómez

Persicaria glabra is a species of flowering plant native to North America and Eurasia.

Description

It is similar in appearance to P. longiseta and P. lapathifolia. The plant is a medium-sized annual herb with red, swollen joints and lanceolate leaves. The inflorescence is a dense raceme of small pink or white flowers, the fruit a flattened black nut.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15176456 entry