Persicaria attenuata

Persicaria attenuata

Persicaria attenuata

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 attenuata

Name

Persicaria attenuata (R.Br.) Soják in Preslia 46: 152 (1974)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygonum attenuatum R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 420 (1810)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygonum articulatum R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 420 (1810), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polygonum australe Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 258 (1825), nom. illeg.
  • Polygonum brownii F.Dietr. in Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 6: 444 (1820)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Spoutheastern Asia Lesser Sunda Is. Continental: Australasia Regionalː Papuasia New Guinea Regionalː Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia Introduced into: Vanuatu References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Soják, J. 1974. Bemerkungen zur Gattung Truellum Houtt. (Polygonaceae) . Preslia 46(2): 139–156. PDF Reference page. , 46: 152

Additional references

• Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
• Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Persicaria attenuata 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 attenuata. Published online. Accessed: June 23 2026. Reference page.
• IUCN: Persicaria attenuata (R.Br.) Soják  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

• English: Smart Weed

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