Persicaria amplexicaulis
Persicaria amplexicaulis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Persicaria |
Species: | P. amplexicaulis |
Binomial name | |
Persicaria amplexicaulis (D. Don) Ronse Decraene 1988 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Persicaria amplexicaulis, the red bistort[2] or mountain fleece, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family, native to China, the Himalayas, and Pakistan. It is a damp-loving herbaceous perennial growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall and wide, with heart-shaped pointed leaves, downy beneath, and narrow spikes of rose-red or white flowers in summer.[3][4]
The specific epithet amplexicaulis means "clasping the stem", and refers to the leaves' habit of growing around the stem.[5]
Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use, including 'Firetail'.[6]
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Persicaria amplexicaulis (D. Don) Ronse Decr.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ Flora of China, Polygonum amplexicaule D. Don, 1825. 包茎拳参 bao jing quan shen
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail'". Retrieved 25 May 2013.
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