Persicaria tinctoria
Chinese Indigo, Polygonum Indigo
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Persicaria tinctoria (commonly known as Chinese-indigo or Polygonum-Indigo) is an annual within the Polygonaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China South-Central, China Southeast, Vietnam
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)
China North-Central, Germany, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, North Caucasus, Primorye, Sakhalin, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Ukraine