Persicaria polymorpha | |
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Inflorescence | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Persicaria |
Species: | P. polymorpha |
Binomial name | |
Persicaria polymorpha |
Persicaria polymorpha (knotweed) is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae.
Persicaria polymorpha is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on stout stems. The flowers are white, borne in summer through fall.