A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Polygonaceae » Persicaria lapathifolia
Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Gray[FNA5, HC2]
dock-leaf smartweed, pale smartweed, willow weed
Publication: Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 270. 1821.
Origin: Native
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Notes: FNA5: "Persicaria lapathifolia is a morphologically variable complex with more than two-dozen infraspecific taxa described in the New World and Old World. An allozyme study by L. L. Consaul et al. (1991) did not support recognition of elements often referred to Polygonum lapathifolium var. salicifolium or P. scabrum, which are synonymized here. Yang J. and Wang J. W. (1991) reached a similar conclusion regarding var. salicifolium and P. nodosum based on their morphometric analysis."
Last updated 2/12/2024 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Polygonum incanum F.W. Schmidt
Polygonum incarnatum Elliott
Polygonum lapathifolium L.[HC]
Polygonum lapathifolium L. var. salicifolium Sibth.
Polygonum linicola Sutulov
Polygonum nodosum Pers.
Polygonum scabrum Moench
Polygonum tomentosum Willd.
