Polygonaceae
Persicaria

Persicaria maculosa Gray

First published in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 269 (1821 publ. 1822), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia to Indo-China, Macaronesia to N. Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2016) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 1: Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae.

Morphology Leaves
Leaves 3–10 × 0.5–3 cm, lanceolate or narrowly ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, tapering to the base, usually with a large median black blotch; petiole up to 1 cm
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Ochreae truncate, hairy, long-ciliate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in dense, spike-like racemes 1–4 cm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncles smooth (rarely with a few yellow glands), shining
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth
Perianth segments ± 3 mm long, bright pink, sometimes white, eglandular
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens usually 5, not exserted
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Styles 2 or Nut 2–2.5 mm, lenticular and biconvex or bluntly trigonous with concave faces, black, glossy.
Ecology
Moist and wet places in mountains; alt. ± 1100 m;
Distribution
Iraq: Europe, NW Africa, SW Asia. A branched, erect or decumbent, mostly glabrous annual, 20–80 cm; stems reddish, swollen above the nodes
[FIQ]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/175559/1423029

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Uses

Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Poisons
Poisons.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0