Persicaria glabra

 Persicaria glabra is a species of flowering plant native to North America and Eurasia.

Persicaria glabra
Polygonum glabrum Willd..jpg
Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Polygonaceae
Genus:Persicaria
Species:
P. glabra
Binomial name
Persicaria glabra
(Willd.)M.Gómez

DescriptionEdit

It is similar in appearance to P. longiseta and P. lapathifolia. The plant is a medium-sized annual herb with red, swollen joints and lanceolate leaves. The inflorescence is a dense raceme of small pink or white flowers, the fruit a flattened black nut.

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