Persicaria microcephala var. microcephala

Taxonavigation

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

Persicaria microcephala (D. Don) H.Gross var. microcephala autonym

Heterotypic
- Polygonum ciliatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 73 (1825), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
- Polygonum staticiflorum Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 1704 (1829), not validly publ.

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, 2^nd Edition

Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Persicaria microcephala var. 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.