Persicaria glabra
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Persicaria |
Species: | P. glabra
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Binomial name | |
Persicaria glabra (Willd.)M.Gómez
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Persicaria glabra is a species of flowering plant native to North America and Eurasia.
Description
[edit]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
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