Persicaria maculosa Gray

Persicaria maculosa Gray is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2005.

Vernacular names

• renouée persicaire Darbyshire et al., 2000

• spotted lady's-thumb FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• blackheart Hinds, 2000
• heart's-ease Hinds, 2000
• heartweed Cook & Sundberg, 2011
• lady's-thumb Darbyshire et al., 2000
• redshank FNA Ed. Comm., 2005

Synonyms

• Persicaria fusiformis (Greene) Greene FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Persicaria persicaria (Linnaeus) Small nom. illeg. TROPICOS
• Persicaria vulgaris Webb & Moquin-Tandon nom. illeg. FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Polygonum dubium Stein
• Polygonum fusiforme Greene FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Polygonum persicaria Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Polygonum persicaria Linnaeus var. persicaria TROPICOS
• Polygonum persicaria var. ruderale (Salisbury) Meisner FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Polygonum puritanorum Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 2005

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Caryophyllanae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Polygonaceae
Subfamily	Polygonoideae
Tribe	Persicarieae
Genus	Persicaria
Section	Persicaria sect. Persicaria
Species	Persicaria maculosa

Habit

Herb