Persicaria hydropiperoides
False Water Pepper
Also known as: Persicaria hydropiperoides subsp. opelousana (Riddell ex Small) J.S.Wilson +16 more
- Persicaria hydropiperoides subsp. opelousana (Riddell ex Small) J.S.Wilson
- Persicaria hydropiperoides var. breviciliata (Fernald) C.F.Reed
- Persicaria hydropiperoides var. bushiana (Stanford) Mohlenbr.
- Persicaria hydropiperoides var. euronotorum (Fernald) C.F.Reed
- Persicaria hydropiperoides var. euronotum (Fernald) C.F.Reed, 1982
- Persicaria hydropiperoides var. hydropiperoides
- Persicaria hydropiperoides var. opelousana (Riddell ex Small) J.S.Wilson
- Persicaria hydropiperoides var. persicarioides (Kunth) Verloove & R.Otto
- Persicaria hydropiperoides var. setaceum (Small) Gleason
- Persicaria hydropiperoides var. strigosa (Small) G.Wilh. & Rericha
- Persicaria opelousana (Riddell ex Small) Small
- Persicaria opelousana var. adenocalyx Stanford
- Persicaria persicarioides (Kunth) Small
- Polygonum barbatum Walter
- Polygonum hydropiperoides f. leucochranthum A.H.Moore
- Polygonum hydropiperoides f. rubrum Waterf.
- Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Africa, North America, and South America, Persicaria hydropiperoides (commonly known as False Water-pepper) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Polygonaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Canada, Macaronesia, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alaska, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Azores, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, California, Cayman Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Surinam, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Canary Is., Primorye, Transcaucasus