Family | Polygonaceae |
Subfamily | Polygonoideae |
Scientific name | Persicaria japonica (Meisner) H. Gross ex Nakai |
Synonyms | Persicaria pseudojaponicum (Ohki) Sasaki; Polygonum japonicum Meisner var. japonicum; Polygonum japonicum Meisner var. densiflorum Nakai; Polygonum japonicum Meisner var. salicifolium Nakai; Polygonum macranthum Meisner; Polygonum martini H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Polygonum myosurus Franchet; Polygonum pseudojaponicum Ohki |
Common name | (Japanese common name) sirobana sakura-tade (シロバナサクラタデ, 白花桜蓼 [meaning: white flowers cherry tade (tade = Polygonaceae plants)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | 2n=44 |
Description | Plants electing 50-100cm tall. Leaves 7-16cm long. Flowers white perianths ca. 3-4mm long, flowering in August to November. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Polygonum japonicum Meisner |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
September 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |