Persicaria arifolia

Persicaria arifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Persicarieae
Subtribus: Persicariinae
Genus: Persicaria
Sectio: P. sect. Echinocaulon
Species: Persicaria arifolia

Name

Persicaria arifolia (L.) Haraldson in Symb. Bot. Upsal. 22(2): 72 (1978)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygonum arifolium L. in Sp. Pl.: 364 (1753)
  • Tasoba arifolia (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 94 (1837)
  • Tracaulon arifolium (L.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 3: 13 (1837)
  • Truellum arifolium (L.) Soják in Preslia 46: 145 (1974)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygonum arifolium var. lentiforme Fernald & Griscom in Rhodora 37: 167 (1935)
  • Polygonum arifolium var. pubescens (R.Keller) Fernald in Rhodora 48: 53 (1946)
  • Polygonum sagittatum var. pubescens R.Keller in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 30(2): 45 (1891)
  • Tracaulon arifolium var. lentiforme (Fernald & Griscom) Moldenke in Boissiera 7: 4 (1943)
  • Tracaulon arifolium var. pubescens (R.Keller) Moldenke in Phytologia 29: 386 (1975 publ. 1974)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Eastern Central USA Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regionalː Eastern USA Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Regionalː Canada Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec Introduced into: Primorye, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Haraldson, (1978). Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses: 22(2): 72

Additional references

• (2022). https://moip-bio.msu.ru/wp-content/uploads/prokopenko-bulletin-of-moscow-society-of-naturalists-127-6-2022.70-72.pdf. epublication.
• Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Persicaria arifolia 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 arifolia. Published online. Accessed: June 23 2026. Reference page.
• IUCN: Persicaria arifolia (L.) Haraldson.  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

• English: halberdleaf tearthumb

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