Common name
English: Joint weed
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Polygonales (29)
Family: Polygonaceae (31)(family description)
Genus: Persicaria (6)
Epithet: barbata (L.) H. Hara (4)
Synonym: Polygonum barbatum L.
barbata => bearded, having tufts of long weak hairs
barbatum => bearded, having tufts of long weak hairs
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white