Calflora: Polygonum capitatum

Taxon Report 6744

Polygonum capitatum D. Don (not an active name; please see Persicaria capitata)

Himalayan smartweed, Pinkhead smartweed

Polygonum capitatum, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Family:	POLYGONACEAE
Genus:	Polygonum

Community:

escaped cultivar

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2 accepted name:	Persicaria capitata

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:

Persicaria capitata

NOTE: Polygonum capitatum is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

More information about Polygonum capitatum


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (POCA21)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 13, 2017).

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