Persicaria acuminata
Tapertip Smartweed
Also known as: Chulusium acuminatum (Kunth) Raf. +13 more
- Chulusium acuminatum (Kunth) Raf.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. brachystemon Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. capense Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. glabrescens Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. humboldtii Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. microstemon Mart. ex Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. setigerum (Wedd.) Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. stenophylla Heimerl
- Polygonum acuminatum var. subcordatum Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. weddellii Meisn.
- Polygonum alfredii Pilg.
- Polygonum bettfreundianum Lindau
- Polygonum cuspidatum Willd. ex Soler.
- Polygonum cuspidatum Willd. ex Spreng.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Persicaria acuminata (commonly known as Tapertip Smartweed) is a herbaceous perennial within the Polygonaceae family. It originates in North America, the Pacific, and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central Pacific, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Desventurados Is., Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Ecuador, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela