Persicaria hydropiper

Water pepper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Persicaria
Species:
P. hydropiper
Binomial name
Persicaria hydropiper
(L.) Delabre 1800
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Polygonum hydropiper L. 1753
  • Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Opiz 1852
  • Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Spach 1841
  • Persicaria acris Gilib.
  • Persicaria glandulosa Nakai & Ohki
  • Persicaria urens Garsault
  • Persicaria vernalis Nakai
  • Peutalis hydropiper Raf.
  • Polygonum glandulosum Poir.
  • Polygonum gracile Salisb.
  • Polygonum hecasanthum Schur
  • Polygonum hidropiper Neck.
  • Polygonum oleraceum Schur
  • Polygonum schinzii J. Schust.

Persicaria hydropiper (syn. Polygonum hydropiper), also known as water pepper, marshpepper knotweed, arse smart[2] or tade, is a plant of the family Polygonaceae. A widespread species, Persicaria hydropiper is found in Australia, New Zealand, temperate Asia, Europe and North America.[3][4][5][6] The plant grows in damp places and shallow water. Cultivated varieties are eaten in East Asia for their pungent flavor.

  1. ^ The Plant List, Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre
  2. ^ "arsesmart". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
  3. ^ Flora of China, Polygonum hydropiper Linnaeus, 1753. 辣蓼 la liao
  4. ^ Dennis I. Morris DI (2009) Polygonaceae, version 2009:1. In MF Duretto (Ed.) Flora of Tasmania Online. 17 pp. (Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery: Hobart). ISBN 978-1-921599-30-9.
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Spach includes photos, drawings, European distribution map