| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross |
| Synonyms | Polygonum capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don |
| Polygonum repens Meisn. | |
| Polygonum robynsii De Wild | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 600-3500m |
| Description | leaves shortly petiolate, ovate or elliptic, 1-3cm, glandular-hirsute, entire, acute, inflorescence terminal, ca. 6-10mm wide |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | pinkish |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , China Southeast , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya , India , Nepal , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar , Thailand , Vietnam) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
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