Polygonaceae

Pink bubble persicaria

Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria

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Common names

By language (9)

Bangla: পার্সিকারিয়া ক্যাপিটাটা
Chinese: 头花蓼, 頭花蓼, 头花寥, 石莽草, 草石椒, 石辣蓼
Czech: Rdesno hlavaté
Dutch: Kogelduizendknoop
English: Pink bubble persicaria, Pinkhead smartweed
German: Knöpfchen-Knöterich, Knöpfen-Knöterich
Japanese: ヒメツルソバ, カンイタドリ, ポリゴナム
Polish: Rdest główkowaty
Swedish: Slingerpilört

Synonyms

Cephalophilon capitatum (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Tzvelev
Polygonum capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

Photos

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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.