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Persicaria meisneriana

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Name

Identification
Polygonum meisnerianum Cham. & Schltdl. [family POLYGONACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Persicaria meisneriana (Cham. & Schltdl.) M.Gomez [family POLYGONACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Polygonum multangulare
  • Persicaria meisneriana
  • Polygonum meisnerianum
Common name
  • Mexican tearthumb, Flora of North America Vol. 5

Flora

Entry for Persicaria meisneriana (Chamisso & Schlechtendal) M. Gómez [family POLYGONACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 5,
Names
Persicaria meisneriana (Chamisso & Schlechtendal) M. Gómez [family POLYGONACEAE], Anales Inst. Segunda Enseñ., 2: 278. 1896
Polygonum meisnerianum Chamisso & Schlechtendal [family POLYGONACEAE], Linnaea, 3: 40. 1828
Treatment Author(s)
Harold R. Hinds†
Craig C. Freeman
Distribution
se United StatesMexicoWest IndiesCentral AmericaSouth Americase Africa.
Discussion
Variety meisneriana has leaves with petioles 0.3–1 cm, blades prominently sagittate to hastate at bases, and ocreae usually moderately to densely pubescent. It is found only in South America (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay).

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