Polygonaceae
Persicaria

Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre

First published in Fl. Auvergne, ed. 2: 518 (1800)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Africa, Temp. Eurasia to W. & Central Malesia, Australia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
[UPFC]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/163977/42399743

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Uses

Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Poisons
Poisons.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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