Persicaria filiformis forma albiflora




Family Polygonaceae
Subfamily Polygonoideae
Scientific name Persicaria filiformis (Thunberg) Nakai ex W. T. Lee forma albiflora (Hiyama) Yonekura
Synonyms Antenoron filiforme (Thunberg) Roberty & Vautier forma albiflorum (Hiyama) H. Hara; Polygonum filiforme Thunberg forma albiflorum Makino; Tovara filiformis (Thunberg) Nakai forma albiflora Hiyama
Common name (Japanese common name) gin-mizuhiki (ギンミズヒキ, 銀水引 [meainig: silver mizuhiki (mizuhiki = a traditional decoration on envelope in Japan)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Taiwan, Myanmar
Habitat Forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=44
Description Plants stalks 50-80cm tall. Leaves 7-15cm long. Flowers inflorescences ca. 30cm long, white perianths ca. 3mm long, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Persicaria filiformis (Thunb.) Nakai
Antenoron filiforme (Thunberg) Roberty & Vautier



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