Persicaria wallichii Greuter & Burdet

Himalayan knotweed (en), Koenigie à épis nombreux (fr), Renouée à épis nombreux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Persicaria

Characteristics

A herb.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	-
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	1.5
Mature height (meter)	1.8
Root system	rhizome
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color	-
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	flowers leaves seeds
Therapeutic use	Burns (root), Pain (root), Dyspepsia (shoot), Gastric acid (shoot)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:941183-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000488252
COL ID	4F9Z7
BDTFX ID	48360
INPN ID	112765
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Reynoutria polystachya Persicaria wallichii Polygonum polystachyum Aconogonon polystachyum Peutalis polystachya Persicaria wallichii var. wallichii