Persicaria lapathifolia
Pale Knotweed, Pale Persicaria
Other regional names: Pale Smartweed +1 more
- Pale Smartweed
- Pink Knotweed
Also known as: Persicaria lapathifolia f. neglecta (V.Rastetter) M.Hoff, 2021 +19 more
- Persicaria lapathifolia f. neglecta (V.Rastetter) M.Hoff, 2021
- Persicaria lapathifolia var. lapathifolia
- Polygonum arachnoideum Klotzsch ex Hook.f.
- Polygonum glutinosum Wall.
- Polygonum lapathifolia var. tomentosa (Schrank) Tzvelev
- Polygonum lapathifolium f. neglectum V.Rastetter, 1966
- Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. nodosum Danser
- Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. nodosum Nyman, 1881
- Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. ovatum A.Braun
- Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. prostratum C.F.H.Wimmer
- Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. salicifolium Sibthorp
- Polygonum lapathifolium var. acuminatum Sennen
- Polygonum lapathifolium var. incanum (F.W.Schmidt) W.D.J.Koch
- Polygonum lapathifolium var. incanum Ledeb.
- Polygonum lapathifolium var. lapathifolium
- Polygonum lapathifolium var. maculatum Dyer & Trimen
- Polygonum lapathifolium var. nodosum Mutel, 1837
- Polygonum lapathifolium var. ojense Cámara
- Polygonum lapathifolium var. paui Sennen
- Polygonum lonchophyllum Danser
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Persicaria lapathifolia (commonly known as Pale Knotweed or Pale Persicaria) is an annual within the Polygonaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Atlantic Ocean, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Papuasia, Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central African Republic, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Føroyar, Gambia, The, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Guinea, Hainan, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Louisiana, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Territory, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Botswana, Chile Central, Chile South, Free State, Juan Fernández Is., Malawi, Mozambique, New Zealand North, Paraguay, Tasmania, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe