Dotted SmartweedPersicaria punctata
Also known as Bitter Smartweed · Dotted Knotweed · Dotted Smart Weed
Persicaria punctata is a herbaceous plant found in wet habitats. Its lance-shaped leaves are glandular-dotted, producing small, greenish-white flowers in slender spikes.
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Dotted Smartweed Names & Synonyms
Common names and botanical synonyms
Common Names
- Bitter Smartweed
- Dotted Knotweed
- Dotted Smart Weed
- Dotted Smartweed
- Dotted Water Smartweed
- Hotamó'êstse
- Water Smartweed
Synonyms
- Discolenta punctata (Elliott) Raf.
- Mitesia punctata (Elliott) Raf.
- Polygonum antihaemorrhoidale Mart.
- Polygonum distachyum Mart. ex Meisn.
- Polygonum eciliatum (Small) W.Stone
- Polygonum epilobioides Wedd.
- Polygonum maritimum Vell.
- Polygonum punctatum Elliott
Dotted Smartweed Taxonomy
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Polygonaceae |
| genus | Persicaria |
| species | Persicaria punctata |