Persicaria

persicaria Translingual thumb|Persicaria maculosa species (lady's thumb) Etymology From mul la-lat persicaria, from la persicum peach, alluding to the peach-tree-like leaves of some Persicaria species Proper noun 1 f genus family Polygonaceae smartweeds or pinkweeds Hypernyms genus ; Polygonoideae subfamily subfamily; Persicariea tribe tribe; Persicariinae subtribe subtribe Hyponyms genus Persicaria sect. Cephalophilon section, Persicaria sect. Echinocaulon section, Persicaria sect. Persicaria section, Persicaria sect. Tovara section sections Persicaria maculosa species (lady's thumb) type species; Persicaria alpina species (Alpine knotweed), Persicaria amphibia species (amphibious bistort), Persicaria amplexicaulis species (red bistort), (Persicaria campanulata species (lesser knotweed), Persicaria hydropiper species (water pepper), Persicaria lapathifolia species (pale persicaria), Persicaria mollis species (soft knotweed), (Persicaria nepalensis species (Nepal persicaria), Persicaria odorata species (Vietnamese coriander), Persicaria orientalis species (princess-feather), Persicaria pensylvanica species (pinkweed), Persicaria perfoliata species (Asiatic tearthumb), (Persicaria sagittata species (American tear-thumb), Persicaria tinctoria species (Chinese indigo), Persicaria vivipara species (Alpine persicaria), Persicaria wallichii species (Himalayan knotweed), Persicaria weyrichii species (Chinese knotweed) selected other species Coordinate terms genus in Persicarieae Bistorta genus, Cephalophilon genus, Koenigia genus genera References 1 1 1 mul Buckwheat family plants