Polygonaceae
Polygonum pubescens
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Polygonum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 伏毛蓼, 八字蓼, 腺花毛蓼, 伏毛寥软水寥（软叶水寥、旱辣寥、辣寥）, 红辣蓼, 辣蓼
- Japanese
- ボントクタデ
Synonyms
- Persicaria flaccida (Meisn.) Nakai ex Sasaki
- Persicaria flaccida (Meisn.) H.Gross
- Persicaria hydropiper subsp. flaccida (Meisn.) Munshi & Javeid
- Persicaria pubescens (Blume) Hara
- Polygonum donii Meisn.
- Polygonum flaccidum Meisn.
- Polygonum flaccidum var. hispidum (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Hook.f.
- Polygonum hispidum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Polygonum hydropiper var. flaccidum (Meisn.) Steward
- Polygonum hydropiper var. hispidum (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Steward
- Polygonum oryzetorum Blume
Flowers
- In flower
- August to October (from 179 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Show_ryu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Polygonum pubescens: 伏毛蓼 Polygonum pubescens [香港西貢獅子會自然教育中心 Saikung, Hong Kong]](/plants/polygonum-pubescens/photos/0bd575454e24a2eb-l.webp)
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.