Polygonaceae
Persicaria amplexicaulis
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Persicaria
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 抱茎蓼, 中华抱茎蓼, 抱莖蓼, 翅柄蓼, 抱茎寥（岩血竭）, 抱茎拳参, 鸡血七
- German
- Kerzenknöterich
- Polish
- Rdest himalajski
- Russian
- Змеевик стеблеобъемлющий, Горец свечевидный, Горец стеблеобъемлющий, Персикария стеблеобъемлющая
- Slovenian
- Svečna dresen
- Swedish
- Blodormrot
- Welsh
- Y ganwraidd goch
Synonyms
- Bistorta amplexicaulis (D.Don) Greene
- Bistorta amplexicaulis subsp. sinensis (F.B.Forbes & Hemsl.) Soják
- Bistorta amplexicaulis subsp. sinomontana (Sam.) Yonek. & H.Ohashi
- Bistorta amplexicaulis var. alba Munshi & Javeid
- Bistorta amplexicaulis var. amplexicaulis
- Bistorta amplexicaulis var. dhorpatanensis Yonek. & H.Ohashi
- Bistorta amplexicaulis var. pendula H.Hara
- Bistorta henryi Yonek. & H.Ohashi
- Bistorta oxyphylla (Wall. ex Meisn.) Greene
- Bistorta petiolata Petrov
- Bistorta sinomontana (Sam.) Miyam.
- Bistorta sinomontana var. pubifolia Miyam. & H.Ohba
- Bistorta speciosa (Hook.f.) Greene
- Polygonum amplexicaule D.Don
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.