Persicaria japonica




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