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 pensylvanica (L.) M.Gómez
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dioctis pensylvanica (L.) Raf.Persicaria maculata (Raf.) Á.Löve & D.LövePersicaria mississippiensis (Stanford) SmallPersicaria omissa (Greene) GreenePersicaria omissa (Greene) SmallPersicaria pensylvania f. albinea (Farw.) D.Löve & BernardPersicaria pensylvanica (L.) SmallPersicaria pensylvanica f. albinea (Farw.) D.Löve & J.-P.BernardPersicaria pensylvanica f. pallescens (Stanford) MoldenkePersicaria pensylvanica var. dura (Stanford) C.F.ReedPersicaria pensylvanica var. laevigata (Fernald) Mohlenbr.Persicaria pensylvanica var. laevigata (Fernald) W.C.FergusonPolygonum longistylum var. omissum (Greene) StanfordPolygonum maculatum Raf.Polygonum mississippiense StanfordPolygonum mississippiense var. interius StanfordPolygonum mississippiensis StanfordPolygonum omissum GreenePolygonum pensylvanicum L.Polygonum pensylvanicum f. albineum Farw.Polygonum pensylvanicum f. albinum FernaldPolygonum pensylvanicum f. pallescens StanfordPolygonum pensylvanicum var. durum StanfordPolygonum pensylvanicum var. eglandulosum MyersPolygonum pensylvanicum var. genuinum FernaldPolygonum pensylvanicum var. laevigatum FernaldPolygonum pensylvanicum var. nesophilum FernaldPolygonum pensylvanicum var. petechiale StokesPolygonum pensylvanicum var. rosiflorum NortonPolygonum pensylvanicum var. viridialbum Farw.Polygonum scabrum Moench
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 identifier695100-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.