Polygonaceae
Field smartweed
Persicaria segetum
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Persicaria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Field smartweed
Synonyms
- Persicaria mexicana (Small) Small
- Polygonum segetum Kunth
Photos
Photo: Erick Vélez Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Danna Lizeth Guevara Prieto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.