Persicaria minor
Lesser Persicaria, Small Water Pepper
Also known as: Persicaria minor subsp. depressa (Danser) Soják +14 more
- Persicaria minor subsp. depressa (Danser) Soják
- Persicaria minor var. latifolia (A.Braun) Akeroyd
- Persicaria pumila Montandon
- Persicaria stricta (All.) M.R.Almeida
- Persicaria tenella (Blume) H.Hara
- Peutalis minor (Huds.) Raf.
- Peutalis minus (Huds.) Raf.
- Polygonum angustifolium subsp. minus (Huds.) Schübl. & G.Martens
- Polygonum banca Herb.Ham. ex Hook.fil.
- Polygonum banka Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Polygonum daphnophyllum Andrz.
- Polygonum daphnophyllum Andrz. ex Meisn.
- Polygonum humirepens Gand.
- Polygonum hypostictum Miq. ex Hook.f.
- Polygonum hypostictum Miq. ex Meisn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Persicaria minor (commonly known as Lesser Persicaria or Small Water-pepper) is an annual belonging to the Polygonaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Caroline Is., Central European Russia, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Laos, Malaya, Marianas, Nepal, Netherlands, New Guinea, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Primorye, Romania, Solomon Is., South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
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)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Jersey, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Portugal, Québec, Vanuatu, Vermont, Virginia