Persicaria amphibia

Persicaria amphibia

Persicaria amphibia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Persicarieae
Subtribus: Persicariinae
Genus: Persicaria
Species: Persicaria amphibia
Varietiesː P. a. var. amphibia – P. a. var. stipulacea

Name

Persicaria amphibia (L.) Delarbre Fl. Auvergne, ed. 2: 519. 1800

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chulusium amphibium (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 14 (1837), combination not made.
  • Persicaria fluitans Montandon in F.Friche-Joset, Syn. Fl. Jura: 268 (1856), nom. illeg. superfl.
  • Polygonum amphibium L. in Sp. Pl.: 361 (1753)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere & Africa Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Free State, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yemen, Yukon Extinct in: North Carolina, South Carolina Introduced into: Argentina Northeast, Argentina South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Delarbre 1800 Flore d'Auvergne; ou, Recueil des plantes de cette ci-devant province. Clermont-Ferrand, ed. 2: 519.:

Additional references

• Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page. 
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2013. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 5: Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae – Zygophyllaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0128-5, 451 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Persicaria amphibia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 June 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Persicaria amphibia. Published online. Accessed: June 23 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• беларуская: Драсён земнаводны
• Deutsch: Wasserknöterich
• eesti: Vesi-kirburohi
• suomi: Vesitatar
• français: Renouée amphibie
• italiano: Persicaria
• Nederlands: Veenwortel
• slovenščina: vodna dresen

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