Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Persicaria hydropiperoides |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Polygonaceae |
| Family common name(s) | buckwheat; smartweed; knotweed |
| Genus common name(s) | persicaria; persicary; peachwort; peach-wort |
| Species common name(s) | scaly mild water-pepper; scaly mild water pepper; scaly mild waterpepper; false water-pepper; false water pepper; false waterpepper; perennial pink water-pepper; perennial pink waterpepper; southwestern persicaria; southwest smartweed; tasteless knotweed |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | mild water-pepper, mild water pepper, mild waterpepper, small water-pepper, small water pepper, common water-pepper, common water pepper, common waterpepper, water pepper, water-pepper, waterpepper, water knotweed, marsh-pepper, marsh pepper, marshpepper, swamp persicaria, swamp persicary, swamp smartweed, swamp knotweed, swamp smartweed, swamp-pepper knotweed, swamppepper knotweed, bristly persicaria, wild smartweed, arsmart, arssmart, arsesmart, arse-smart, asmart, ass-smart are applied to multiple Persicaria taxa; tear-thumb, tear thumb, tearthumb are applied to multiple Polygonaceae taxa |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. |
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