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 wallichii |
group | Eudicots |
Family | Polygonaceae |
Family common name(s) | buckwheat; smartweed; knotweed |
Genus common name(s) | persicaria; persicary; peachwort; peach-wort |
Species common name(s) | Himalayan knotweed; Himalaya knotweed; Kashmir plume; Kashmir-plume; many-spiked polygonum; manyspike knotweed; bell-shaped knotweed; cultivated knotweed |
| | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | giant smartweed, giant smart-weed are applied to multiple Persicaria taxa; knotweed, knot-weed, knot weed, tear-thumb, tear thumb, tearthumb are applied to multiple Polygonaceae taxa |
| Notes | Himalayan, Himalsys, Kashmir are proper names, so upper case preferable |
Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Polygonum polystachyum Meisn. |
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