Persicaria chinensis var. hispida
Chinese Knotweed, Creeping Smartweed
Other regional names: Chinese Smartweed +1 more
- Chinese Smartweed
- Common Marsh Buchwheat
Also known as: Ampelygonum chinense (L.) Lindl. +15 more
- Ampelygonum chinense (L.) Lindl.
- Ampelygonum chinense var. thunbergianum (Meisn.) Masam.
- Ampelygonum salarkhanii Hassan
- Ampelygonum umbellatum (Houtt.) Masam.
- Cephalophilon chinense (L.) Borodina
- Coccoloba asiatica Lour.
- Coccoloba indica Wight ex Meisn.
- Persicaria chinensis (L.) Nakai
- Persicaria chinensis var. brachiata (Poir.) H.Hara
- Persicaria chinensis var. procumbens (Z.E.Zhao & J.R.Zhao)
- Persicaria chinensis var. siamensis H.Lév.
- Persicaria chinensis var. thunbergiana (Meisn.) Okuyama
- Persicaria umbellata (Houtt.) Nakai
- Polygonum adenopodum Sam.
- Polygonum adenotrichum Griff.
- Polygonum asiaticum (Lour.) B.D.Jacks.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Persicaria chinensis var. hispida (commonly known as Chinese knotweed or Creeping smartweed) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Polygonaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this variety is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Persicaria chinensis, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand
Base Species & Variations