Species

Persicaria punctata

Etymology

Persicaria: Medieval name referring to the likeness of the leaves to a peach tree
punctata: From the Latin punctatus 'dotted', referring to a patten of small round dots

Common Name(s)

American willow weed

Family

Polygonaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

PERPUN

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 punctatum

Flower Colours

Green,White

Year Naturalised

1976

Origin

N. and S. America

This page last updated on 19 Mar 2010