Persicaria polymorpha

Persicaria polymorpha
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.

Description

Persicaria polymorpha is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on stout stems. The flowers are white, borne in summer through fall.