Persicaria barbata
Species of plant
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Persicaria barbata, commonly known as bearded knotweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae.[3][4][5] It is native to the Arabian Peninsula and much of tropical and subtropical Asia, and has also been introduced to parts of Africa and the Pacific islands.[2] The plant typically grows in seasonally dry tropical regions, where it occurs as an erect or sometimes prostrate annual herb, 30–60 cm tall, with hairless, line-grooved stems and lance-shaped leaves up to 15 cm long.[6] In some descriptions it is noted as a perennial, producing robust, loosely branched stems 40–90 cm tall from a creeping rhizomatous rootstock.[7]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Persicaria |
| Species: | P. barbata |
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Varieties
Two varieties are accepted.[2]
- Persicaria barbata var. barbata
- Persicaria barbata var. gracilis (Danser) H.Hara
