Polygonaceae
Polygonum senticosum
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Polygonum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 刺蓼, 廊茵
- German
- Chylocalyx senticosus
- Japanese
- ママコノシリヌグイ
- Korean
- 며느리밑씻개
Synonyms
- Persicaria senticosa (Meisn.) H.Gross
- Polygonum babingtonii Hance
- Polygonum senticosum var. formosanum Ohwi
- Polygonum typhoniifolium Hance
- Truellum japonicum Houtt.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to November (from 143 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

Photo: Eggmoon, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.