Persicaria microcephala

Persicaria microcephala

Persicaria microcephala

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
Sectio: Persicaria sect. Cephalophilon
Species: Persicaria microcephala
Varietiesː P. m. var. microcephala – P. m. var. sphaerocephala

Name

Persicaria microcephala (D. Don) H.Gross in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 277 (1913)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ampelygonum microcephalum (D.Don) M.A.Hassan in Bangladesh J. Bot. 22: 4 (1993)
  • Polygonum microcephalum D.Don in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 72 (1825)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate ːRegionalː Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh , East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya ːRegionalː China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast Introduced into: Great Britain References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gross, H. 1913. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Polygonaceen. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie: 49(2): 233–339. BHL Reference page. , 49: 277

Additional references

• Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1983). Flora of Bhutan 1(1): 1-186. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Persicaria microcephala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 June 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Persicaria microcephala. Published online. Accessed: June 27 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• svenska: Drakpilört
• 中文: 小头蓼

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