| Family | Polygonaceae |
| Subfamily | Polygonoideae |
| Scientific name | Persicaria thunbergii (Siebold et Zuccarini) H. Gross var. stolonifera (F. Schmidt) Nakai ex H. Hara |
| Synonyms | Polygonum stoloniferum F. Schmidt; Polygonum thunbergii Siebold et Zuccarini var. stoloniferum (F. Schmidt) Makino |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) oh-mizo-soba (オオミゾソバ, 大溝蕎麦 [meaning: large swamp soba (soba = buckwheat)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Mountane swamp |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
| Description | Plants 30-100cm tall. Leaves 4-10cm long, petioles long with wings. Flowers perianths pink ca. 2.5-3.5mm long, flowering in July to October. Annual plants. |
| Reference | Polygonum thunbergii Siebold & Zuccarini |
| October 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
October 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
October 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
| October 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
October 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
| October 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
October 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
October 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |