Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusPersicaria
Scientific name with authorshipPersicaria maculosa Gray
Indexed scientific synonyms
? ruderale Meisn.Persicaria dolichopoda (Ohki) OhkiPersicaria dolichopoda (Ohki) Ohki ex NakaiPersicaria dolichopoda (Ohki) SasakiPersicaria fallax GreenePersicaria fusiformis (Greene) GreenePersicaria granulata GreenePersicaria incana GrayPersicaria interrupta GrayPersicaria maculata (Raf.) Fourr.Persicaria maculata (Raf.) Á.Löve & D.LövePersicaria maculosa var. angustifolium Beckh.Persicaria maculosa var. argentea GrayPersicaria maculosa var. biformis (Wahlenb.) AkeroydPersicaria maculosa var. opacum (Sam.)Persicaria maculosa var. ruderale (Salisb.) Meisn.Persicaria maculosa var. ruderalis (Meisn.) AkeroydPersicaria mitis DelarbrePersicaria mitis GarsaultPersicaria opaca (Sam.) Koidz.Persicaria persicaria (L.) SmallPersicaria pulicariodea MontandonPersicaria pulicariodes MontandonPersicaria puritanorum (Fernald) SojákPersicaria pusilla GrayPersicaria rivularis OpizPersicaria ruderalis C.F.ReedPersicaria ruderalis f. angustifolia (Beckh.) C.F.ReedPersicaria ruderalis subsp. vulgaris (Webb & Moq.) C.F.ReedPersicaria ruderalis var. vulgaris (Meisn.) C.F.ReedPersicaria salicifolia GrayPersicaria vulgaris Samp.Persicaria vulgaris Webb & Moq.Peutalis persicaria (L.) Raf.Polygonon persicarium (L.) St.-Lag.Polygonum agreste Fr., 1839Polygonum albescens Gand.Polygonum arnassense Gand.Polygonum bellardii BlancoPolygonum benearnense Gand., 1882Polygonum biforme Wahlenb.Polygonum biforme var. angustifolium Dierb.Polygonum biforme var. latifolium Dierb.Polygonum biforme var. pubescens Dierb.Polygonum camptocladum Gand.Polygonum caniusculum Gand.Polygonum ceretanicum SennenPolygonum debilius Gand.Polygonum dolichopodum OhkiPolygonum dolichopodum OhwiPolygonum dubium SteinPolygonum elatiusculum Gand.Polygonum erythrocladum Gand.Polygonum fallax GreenePolygonum fusiforme GreenePolygonum hirtovaginum Gand.Polygonum humifixum Gand.Polygonum hydropiper Lour.Polygonum ilophilum Gand.Polygonum intermixtum Gand.Polygonum interruptellum Gand.Polygonum lacunosum Gand.Polygonum lamellosum Gand.Polygonum lapathifolium Willd.Polygonum lapathifolium subsp. maculosum (Gray) Dyer & TrimenPolygonum lapathifolium subsp. persicaria (L.) Celak.Polygonum leucanthemum Gand., 1882Polygonum longipilum Gand.Polygonum lorinseri OpizPolygonum lugdunense Gand.Polygonum maculatum Dulac, 1867Polygonum millepunctatum Gand.Polygonum nanum BellynckPolygonum niloticum Meisn.Polygonum nisus Gand.Polygonum opacum Sam.Polygonum orthocladum Gand.Polygonum ovatolanceolatum Gand.Polygonum pallidiflorum Gand.Polygonum persicaria L.Polygonum persicaria f. albidum A.BraunPolygonum persicaria f. albiflorum Millsp.Polygonum persicaria f. angustifolium Beckh.Polygonum persicaria f. decumbens Zapal.Polygonum persicaria f. erecta GlaabPolygonum persicaria f. humile S.X.Li & Y.L.ChangPolygonum persicaria f. podolicum Zapal.Polygonum persicaria f. prostratum Beckh.Polygonum persicaria f. rubellum A.BraunPolygonum persicaria f. ruderale (Meisn.) Zapal.Polygonum persicaria f. subglabrum Zapal.Polygonum persicaria subsp. agreste Fr.Polygonum persicaria subsp. angustifolium Beckh.Polygonum persicaria subsp. biforme (Wahlenb.) Fr.Polygonum persicaria subsp. densiflorum (Weihe) Celak.Polygonum persicaria subsp. rechingeri (Sennen) SennenPolygonum persicaria subsp. ruderale (Salisb.) Meisn.Polygonum persicaria var. agreste (Fr.) Meisn.Polygonum persicaria var. angustifolium Beckh.Polygonum persicaria var. biforme (Wahlenb.) Fr.
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier695052-1
Use codesME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.