Common name
English: Ladysthumb smartweed, Spotted smartweed
German: Floh-Knöterich
Portuguese: Erva-das-pulgas
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Polygonales (29)
Family: Polygonaceae (31)(family description)
Genus: Persicaria (6)
Epithet: maculosa Gray (1)
Synonyms: Persicaria maculata (Raf.) S.F. Gray, Persicaria persicaria (L.) Small, Persicaria ruderalis (Salisb.) C.F. Reed, Persicaria vulgaris Webb & Moq., Polygonum dubium Stein, Polygonum fusiforme Greene, Polygonum puritanorum Fern.
dubium => doubtful, uncertain (usually in regard to taxonomic placement)
fusiforme => fusiform, or spindle-shaped
maculata => spotted, stained or blotched
maculosa => spotted
persicaria => from the resemblance of the leaves of some species to those of Persica, the peach
ruderalis => of waste places, of rubbish tips
vulgaris => common, everyday
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink, beige, white
External links
Check for Persicaria maculosa at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [643] Polygonum persicaria - Plants For A Future database
Literature
- [17] Rothmaler, W. (1995): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 3, Gefäßpflanzen: Atlasband. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.