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Persicaria amphibia (L.) GRAY | ||
Fam.: Polygonaceae / Knotweed Fam. |
Synon.: Polygonum amphibia L. |
Genus: Persicaria (L.) MILL., Polygonum L. |
Authors: | |||
Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
Samuel Frederick Gray (1766 - 1828), British pharmacologist and botanist | |||
Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener | |||
Etymology: | |||
Persicaria: | peach-like | ||
amphibia: | growing very wet | ||
Polygonum: | polys = many, gone = offspring | ||
There is a land form and a water form of this plant, which differ in habit and the form of the leaves, but which are not genetically different. The land form reaches flowering rarely, in Germany I haven't seen it in flower but in Sweden. | ||
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Contents
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Orchids
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Other Plants
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Plants acc. to Families
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.. Relationship:
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APG
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trad.
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.. Scientific Names
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.. German Names
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.. English Names
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.. Bloom Colors
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.. Flower Anatomy
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.. Leaf Form
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.. Regions
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.. Photo Month
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.. Fruits + Seed
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.. Roots + Bulbs
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Pest Infestation + Deformations
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Trees
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Bushes
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Water Plants
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Climbers + Twiners
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Useful Pl.
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Ornamental Pl.
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Color Var.
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Multiple Criteria
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Biotopes + Groups
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Botan.Links
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