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  7. ›Polygonoideae
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  9. ›Persicariinae
  10. ›Persicaria
Small-headed knotweed
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Small-headed knotweed

Persicaria microcephala

Persicaria microcephala (syn. Polygonum microcephalum), the small-headed knotweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae. It is native to the Himalayas, and central and southern China, and it has been introduced to Great Britain. Its cultivar 'Red Dragon' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 430500.