Family | Polygonaceae |
Subfamily | Polygonoideae |
Scientific name | Persicaria hastatosagittata (Makino) Nakai ex T. Mori |
Synonyms | Persicaria ussuriensis (Regel) Nakai ex T. Mori; Polygonum cavaleriei H. Léveillé; Polygonum hastatosagittatum Makino; Polygonum korshinskianum Nakai; Polygonum sagittatum Linnaeus var. ussuriense Regel; Polygonum strigosum R. Brown var. hastatosagittatum (Makino) Steward; Polygonum ussuriense (Regel) Nakai; Truellum hastatosagittatum (Makino) Soják; Truellum korshinskianum (Nakai) Soják |
Common name | (Japanese common name) nagaba-no-unagi-tsukami (ナガバノウナギツカミ, 長葉鰻掴 [meaning: long leaved eel chatcher)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), China, Taiwan | |
Habitat | Swamp, rice paddy |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
Description | Plants 30-80cm tall. Leaves 6-11cm long, petioles 10-25mm long. Flowers pink perianths ca. 3mm long, flowering in September to November. Fruits ca. 2.5mm long. Annual plants. |
Reference | Polygonum hastatosagittatum Makino |
Note | Rare species. |
Photo by Mr. Ponpoko | Photo by Mr. Ponpoko | Photo by Mr. Ponpoko |
November 2007 at swamp |
November 2007 at swamp |
November 2007 at swamp |
Photo by Mr. Ponpoko | Photo by Mr. Ponpoko |
November 2007 at swamp |
November 2007 at swamp |
October 2008 at lowland swamp |
October 2008 at lowland swamp |
October 2008 at lowland swamp |