Species

Persicaria prostrata

Etymology

Persicaria: Medieval name referring to the likeness of the leaves to a peach tree
prostrata: prostrate

Current Conservation Status

2012 - Non Resident Native - Coloniser

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB

Previous Conservation Status

2009 - Not Threatened
2004 - Not Threatened

Qualifiers

2012 - SO, Sp

Authority

Persicaria prostrata ( R.Br. ) Sojak

Family

Polygonaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

NVS Species Code

PERPRO

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Synonyms

Polygonum prostratum R.Br.

Chromosome No.

2n = c.20

Endemic Taxon

No

Endemic Genus

No

Endemic Family

No

Cultural Use/Importance

Has been regarded as a recently established weed but appears to be a natural arrival which has successfully colonised several parts of New Zealand.

This page last updated on 3 Jan 2014