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Persicaria longiseta

Summary 3

Persicaria longiseta is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common names Oriental lady's thumb, bristly lady's thumb, Asiatic smartweed, long-bristled smartweed, Asiatic waterpepper, bristled knotweed, bunchy knotweed, and tufted knotweed. It is native to Asia (China, India, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, etc.), and it is present in North America and Europe as an introduced species and often a weed.

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  1. (c) harum.koh, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/harumkoh/15324278929/
  2. (c) cassi saari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by cassi saari
  3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persicaria_longiseta

More Info

iNat Map

Status non-native
Leaf type simple
Arrangement alternate
Form herbaceous
Color pink/red