Persicaria Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Persicaria is a plant genus in the Polygonaceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 39 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Persicaria species
Water Pepper
Persicaria amphibia
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Barbed Knotweed
Persicaria barbata
chiuluanCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Water Pepper
Persicaria hydropiper
Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк)CC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Pennsylvania Smartweed
Persicaria pensylvanica
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- Alpine KnotweedPersicaria alpinaPlantoScan
Alpine Knotweed
Persicaria alpina
- Mountain FleecePersicaria amplexicaulisPlantoScan
Mountain Fleece
Persicaria amplexicaulis
- Heartleaf smartweedPersicaria arifoliaPlantoScan
Heartleaf smartweed
Persicaria arifolia
- Slender smartweedPersicaria attenuataPlantoScan
Slender smartweed
Persicaria attenuata
- Bicorne smartweedPersicaria bicornisPlantoScan
Bicorne smartweed
Persicaria bicornis
- European bistortPersicaria bistortaPlantoScan
European bistort
Persicaria bistorta
- Persicaria bungeanaPersicaria bungeanaPlantoScan
Persicaria bungeana
- Caespitose KnotweedPersicaria caespitosaPlantoScan
Caespitose Knotweed
Persicaria caespitosa
- Bellflower KnotweedPersicaria campanulataPlantoScan
Bellflower Knotweed
Persicaria campanulata
- KnotweedPersicaria capitataPlantoScan
Knotweed
Persicaria capitata
- Chinese KnotweedPersicaria chinensisPlantoScan
Chinese Knotweed
Persicaria chinensis
- Slender knotweedPersicaria decipiensPlantoScan
Slender knotweed
Persicaria decipiens
- BistortPersicaria dichotomaPlantoScan
Bistort
Persicaria dichotoma
- Persicaria extremiorientalisPersicaria extremiorientalisPlantoScan
Persicaria extremiorientalis
- Persicaria foliosaPersicaria foliosaPlantoScan
Persicaria foliosa
- Slender KnotweedPersicaria glabraPlantoScan
Slender Knotweed
Persicaria glabra
- Swamp SmartweedPersicaria hydropiperoidesPlantoScan
Swamp Smartweed
Persicaria hydropiperoides
- Woolly KnotweedPersicaria lanigeraPlantoScan
Woolly Knotweed
Persicaria lanigera
- Pale SmartweedPersicaria lapathifoliaPlantoScan
Pale Smartweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
- Bristly KnotweedPersicaria longisetaPlantoScan
Bristly Knotweed
Persicaria longiseta
- Lady's ThumbPersicaria maculataPlantoScan
Lady's Thumb
Persicaria maculata
- RedshankPersicaria maculosaPlantoScan
Redshank
Persicaria maculosa
- Meisner's KnotweedPersicaria meisnerianaPlantoScan
Meisner's Knotweed
Persicaria meisneriana
- Small PersicariaPersicaria minorPlantoScan
Small Persicaria
Persicaria minor
- Slender PersicariaPersicaria mitisPlantoScan
Slender Persicaria
Persicaria mitis
- Nepal KnotweedPersicaria nepalensisPlantoScan
Nepal Knotweed
Persicaria nepalensis
- Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gatePersicaria orientalisPlantoScan
Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate
Persicaria orientalis
- Dotted SmartweedPersicaria punctataPlantoScan
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria punctata
- Arrowleaf TearthumbPersicaria sagittataPlantoScan
Arrowleaf Tearthumb
Persicaria sagittata
- Senegal KnotweedPersicaria senegalensisPlantoScan
Senegal Knotweed
Persicaria senegalensis
- Dyer's KnotweedPersicaria tinctoriaPlantoScan
Dyer's Knotweed
Persicaria tinctoria
- Virginia WaterleafPersicaria virginianaPlantoScan
Virginia Waterleaf
Persicaria virginiana
- Alpine BistortPersicaria viviparaPlantoScan
Alpine Bistort
Persicaria vivipara
- Wallich's KnotweedPersicaria wallichiiPlantoScan
Wallich's Knotweed
Persicaria wallichii
- Persicaria weyrichiiPersicaria weyrichiiPlantoScan
Persicaria weyrichii
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