Persicaria acuminata
A species in the Polygonaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Persicaria
- Species
- Persicaria acuminata
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1896
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Persicaria acuminata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
15 synonyms in this snapshot
- Chulusium acuminatumName author: Raf.
- Polygonum acuminatumName author: Kunth
- Polygonum acuminatum var. brachystemonName author: Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. capenseName author: Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. glabrescensName author: Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. humboldtiiName author: Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. microstemonName author: Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. setigerumName author: (Wedd.) Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. subcordatumName author: Meisn.
- Polygonum acuminatum var. weddelliiName author: Meisn.
- Polygonum alfrediName author: Pilg.
- Polygonum bettfreundianumName author: Lindau
- Polygonum floribundumName author: Wedd.
- Polygonum guatemalenseName author: Gand.
- Polygonum setigerumName author: Wedd.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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