| Accepted name: |
Persicaria amphibia (L.) Delarbre |
| Synonym(s): |
-Persicari coccinea (Muhlenb.) Greene
-Persicaria amphibia var. stipulacea (N. Coleman) H. Hara
-Persicaria amphibia (L.) Delarbre var. emersa (Michx.) J.C.Hickman
-Persicaria muhlenbergia (S. Watson) Small
-Polygonum amphibium L.
-Polygonum hartwrightii A. Gray
-Polygonum natans Eaton
-Polygonum coccineum Muhlenb.
-Polygonum emersum (Michx.) Britt.
-Polygonum coccineum Muhlenb. var. pratincola (Greene) Stanford
-Polygonum amphibium L. var. emersum Michx.
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| English names: |
Water Smartweed
Amphibious Bistort
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| French names: |
Renouée amphibie
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Polygonales
Family: Polygonaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HPERAM
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Poultice of fresh roots applied directly to blisters in the mouth. Powdered roots added to a many herb remedy and used for various ailments(*46)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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