Genus
Persicaria (Knotweeds, smartweeds, and waterpeppers)
Persicaria lapathifolia. Photo: (c) Sandy Wolkenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Persicaria is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae. Plants of the genus are known commonly as knotweeds:436 or smartweeds. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring nearly worldwide. The genus was segregated from Polygonum.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Order: Caryophyllales (Pinks, cactuses, and allies)
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Family: Polygonaceae (Knotweed family)
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Subfamily: Polygonoideae
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Tribe: Persicarieae
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Subtribe: Persicariinae
- Genus: Persicaria (Knotweeds, smartweeds, and waterpeppers)
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Subtribe: Persicariinae
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Tribe: Persicarieae
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Subfamily: Polygonoideae
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Family: Polygonaceae (Knotweed family)
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Order: Caryophyllales (Pinks, cactuses, and allies)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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