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Persicaria bicornis

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Persicaria bicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria
Species:
P. bicornis
Binomial name
Persicaria bicornis
(Raf.) Nieuwl. 1914
Synonyms[1]
  • Polygonum bicorne Raf. 1817
  • Persicaria longistyla (Small) Small
  • Polygonum longistylum Small

Persicaria bicornis is a North American species of flowering plants in the buckwheat family common name, pink smartweed. It is native to the central and southwestern United States from northern Texas west to Arizona, east to Louisiana and north as far as eastern Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, and Illinois.[2]

Description

Persicaria bicornis is an annual herb up to 180 cm (5.9 ft) tall. It has lance-shaped leaves up to 18 cm (7 in) long and groups of small pink flowers.[3]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Persicaria bicornis (Raf.) Nieuwl.
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Persicaria bicornis (Rafinesque) Nieuwland, 1914. Pink smartweed

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