Polygonaceae
Smartweed
Polygonum kawagoeanum
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Polygonum
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Polygonum kawagoeanumPolygonaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 柔茎蓼, 柔莖蓼, 盤腺蓼, 盘腺蓼
- English
- Smartweed
Synonyms
- Persicaria kawagoeana (Makino) Nakai
- Persicaria tenella var. kawagoeana (Makino) H.Hara
- Polygonum micranthum Meisn.
- Polygonum minus subsp. micranthum (Meisn.) Danser
- Polygonum minus subsp. procerum Danser
- Polygonum minus var. procerum (Danser) Steward
- Polygonum tenellum var. micranthum (Meisn.) C.Y.Wu
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.