Persicaria thunbergii
Thunberg’s Smartweed
Also known as: Helxine arifolia Raf. +17 more
- Helxine arifolia Raf.
- Helxine aritolia Rafin.
- Persicaria hastatotriloba (Meisn.) Okuyama
- Persicaria oreophila (Makino) Hiyama
- Persicaria oreophila f. rubescens Hanai & Seriz.
- Persicaria stellatotomentosa (W.W.Sm. & Ramaswami) Nakai
- Persicaria thunbergii f. albiflora (Honda) Yonek.
- Persicaria thunbergii f. foliacea Honda
- Persicaria thunbergii f. viridans (Honda) Hanai & Seriz.
- Persicaria thunbergii f. viridialba (Iwata) Hanai & Seriz.
- Persicaria thunbergii subsp. stolonifera (F.Schmidt) H.Gross ex Nakai
- Persicaria thunbergii var. diffusa Honda
- Persicaria thunbergii var. hastata (Meisn.) H.Hara
- Persicaria thunbergii var. hastatotriloba (Meisn.) Miyabe
- Persicaria thunbergii var. inermis Honda
- Persicaria thunbergii var. oreophila (Makino) Nemoto
- Persicaria thunbergii var. stolonifera (F.Schmidt) H.Gross ex Nakai
- Persicaria thunbergii var. viridi-alba Iwata
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Persicaria thunbergii (commonly known as Thunberg’s smartweed) is an annual belonging to the Polygonaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Russian Far East, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Nepal, Primorye, Sakhalin, Taiwan, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Turkey, 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)
Nansei-shoto