Persicaria lapathifolia
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440030f05299796579613 |
| Scientific name | Persicaria lapathifolia |
| Authority | (L.) Delarbre |
| First published in | Fl. Auvergne , ed. 2: 519 (1800) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Important notice
- Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
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No clear, verifiable ethnobotanical records for Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Delarbre indicate traditional teas, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices drawn from this exact taxon.
General Uses Top
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The young leaves and tender shoots of Persicaria lapathifolia are edible; they can be eaten raw in salads or cooked as a potherb. The foliage is used as a leafy vegetable, with older leaves becoming fibrous and typically discarded.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Persicaria tomentosa | (Schrank) E.P.Bicknell | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 453 (1909) |
| Polygonum incanum | F.W.Schmidt | Fl. Boëm. 4: 90 (1794) |
| Polygonum hypanicum | Klokov | Fl. RSS Ucr. 4: 652 (1952) |
| Peutalis nodosa | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 3: 14 (1837) |
| Persicaria scabra var. incana | (F.W.Schmidt) Tzvelev | Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka 4: 71 (1989) |
| Persicaria scabra | (Moench) Moldenke | Phytologia 12: 479 (1966) |
| Persicaria saporoviensis | (Klokov) Tzvelev | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 25: 186 (1988) |
| Polygonum andrzejowskianum | Klokov | Fl. RSS Ucr. 4: 653 (1952) |
| Persicaria lapathifolia var. tomentosa | (Schrank) Tzvelev | Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka 4: 70 (1989) |
| Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. hypanica | (Klokov) Soják | Preslia 46: 153 (1974) |
| Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. saporoviensis | (Klokov) Soják | Preslia 46: 154 (1974) |
| Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. pallida | (With.) S.Ekman & T.Knutsson | Nordic J. Bot. 14: 24 (1994) |
| Persicaria lapathifolia var. nodosa | (Pers.) Qaiser | Fl. Pakistan 205: 32. 2001 |
| Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. linicola | (Sutulov) Tzvelev | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 32: 184 (2000) |
| Persicaria lapathifolia var. linicola | (Sutulov) S.Ekman & T.Knutsson | Nordic J. Bot. 14: 24 (1994) |
| Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. brittingeri | (Opiz) Soják | Preslia 46: 153 (1974) |
| Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. andrzejowskiana | (Klokov) Soják | Preslia 46: 153 (1974) |
| Persicaria hypanica | (Klokov) Tzvelev | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 25: 186 (1988) |
| Persicaria linicola | Nenukow | Sitzungsber. Nat.-Ges. Univ. Tartu 1927, xxxiv. 156, in obs. |
| Polygonum scabrum | Moench | Methodus (Moench) 629. 1794 [4 May 1794] |
| Polygonum saporoviense | Klokov | Fl. RSS Ucr. 4: 652 (1952) |
| Polygonum tomentosum | Schrank | Baier. Fl. 1: 669 (1789) |
| Polygonum brittingeri | Opiz | Naturalientausch 8: 74 (1824) |
| Polygonum paniculatum | Andrz. | in Izvest. Univ. Kiev No. 7 (Enum. Pl. Podol.) 136. 1862 |
| Polygonum pallidum | With. | Bot. Arr. Brit. Pl. ed. 3 , 2: 381 (1796) |
| Polygonum nodosum | Pers. | Syn. Pl. 1: 440 (1805) |
| Polygonum linicola | Sutulov | Fl. Sredn. Jushn. Rossii , ed. 5: 553 (1917) |
| Polygonum lapathifolium | L. | Sp. Pl. : 360 (1753) |
| Persicaria lapathifolia subsp. nodosa | (Pers.) Á.Löve | Rit Landbúnaoard. Atvinnud. Háskólans, B 3: 109 (1948) |
| Dioctis maculatum | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 3: 15 (1837) |
| Dioctis vernum | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 3: 15 (1837) |
| Discolenta lapathifolia | Raf. | Fl. Tellur. 3: 15 (1837) |
| Discolenta scabra | Raf. | New Fl. 4: 48 (1838) |
| Polygonum lapathifolium f. nodosum | (Pers.) Beck | Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 24: 75 1909 |
| Polygonum lapathifolium var. nodosum | (Pers.) Hook.f. | Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 5(13): 35. 1886 [Aug 1886] , as 'var. nodosa' |
| Persicaria lapathifolia | (L.) Gray | Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 270. 1821 |
| Polygonum utriculatum | J.Rémy | Fl. Chil. 4: 267 (1849) |
| Polygonum lapathifolium var. salicifolium | Sibth. | Fl. Oxon. : 129 (1794) |
| Polygonum lapathifolium var. ovatum | A.Br. | |
| Polygonum persicaria var. incanum | (F.W.Schmidt) Meisn. | Monogr. Polyg. 68 1826 |
| Polygonum lapathifolium var. incanum | (F.W.Schmidt) W.D.J.Koch | Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 711 1837 |
| Polygonum pensylvanicum subsp. oneilii | (Brenckle) Hultén | Ark. Bot., n.s., 7(1): 47 1967 |
| Polygonum incarnatum | Elliott | Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 456 (1817) |
| Polygonum persicaria var. vernicosum | Cham. & Schltdl. | Linnaea 3(1): 43. 1828 [Jan 1828] |
| Polygonum spectabile var. patagonica | Speg. | Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 7: 157. 1902 |
| Polygonum ferrugineum var. patagonicum | (Speg.) Macloskie | |
| Polygonum nodosum var. incanum | Ledeb. | Fl. Ross. 3: 521 1850 |
| Persicaria attenuata subsp. pulchra | (Blume) K.L.Wilson | Kew Bull. 45: 629 (1990) |
| Persicaria lapathifolia var. incana | (Roth) S.Ekman & T.Knutsson | Nordic J. Bot. 14: 24 (1994) |
| Persicaria oneillii | Brenckle | Phytologia 2: 405 (1948) |
| Polygonum lapathifolium var. incanum | Ledeb. | |
| Polygonum persicaria var. incanum | Roth |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | dock leaved smartweed |
| English | willow weed |
| English | pink knotweed |
| English | pale smartweed |
| English | pale persicaria |
| English | curlytop knotweed |
| English | dock-leaf smartweed |
| Spanish | hierba pejiguera |
| Spanish | pata de perdiz |
| Spanish | polygonum turgidum |
| Spanish | polygonum maculatum |
| Spanish | polygonum mesomorphum |
| Spanish | dioctis vernum |
| Spanish | persicaria lapathifolia subsp. pallida |
| Spanish | persicaria tomentosa |
| Spanish | polygonum incanum |
| Spanish | polygonum persicaria var. incanum |
| Spanish | polygonum lapathifolium |
| Spanish | polygonum somphocarpum |
| Spanish | discolenta lapathifolia |
| Arabic | قردب المناقع |
| Arabic | عصا الراعي |
| Arabic | الزباء |
| Arabic | الغدار |
| Azerbaijani | kələkötür qırxbuğum |
| Belarusian | драсён раскідзісты |
| Belarusian | дрост белы |
| Belarusian | дрост |
| Belarusian | драсён шурпаты |
| Belarusian | драсён ільняны |
| Belarusian | драсён вузлаваты |
| Belarusian | дзердзец |
| Bulgarian | лапатолистно пипериче |
| Catalan | herba presseguera lapatifòlia |
| Czech | rdesno blešník |
| Welsh | canwraidd y dom |
| German | polygonum lapathifolium |
| German | ampfer-knöterich |
| Estonian | kahar kilbirohi |
| Finnish | rikkaukontatar |
| Finnish | ukontatar |
| French | renouée noueuse |
| French | renouée à feuilles d'oseille |
| French | renouée à feuilles de patience |
| French | renouee a feuilles d'oseille |
| French | polygonum lapathifolium |
| Croatian | kiseličasti dvornik |
| Upper Sorbian | zdźerowa wuroć |
| Icelandic | lóblaðka |
| Japanese | サナエタデ |
| Japanese | 早苗蓼 |
| Korean | 명아주여뀌 |
| la | polygonum lapathifolium |
| Lithuanian | trumpamakštis rūgtis |
| Latvian | skābeņlapu sūrene |
| Norwegian Bokmål | grønt hønsegress |
| Dutch | polygonum lapathifolium |
| Dutch | beklierde duizendknoop |
| Dutch | bleek knoopkruid |
| Dutch | knopige duizendknoop |
| Polish | rdest szczawiolistny |
| Portuguese | polygonum lapathifolium |
| Romanian | iarbă roșie |
| Russian | горлец щавелелистный |
| Russian | горец развесистый |
| Russian | горец Комарова |
| Russian | горец узловатый |
| Russian | Персикария щавелелистная |
| Russian | Персикария развесистая |
| Russian | гречишка щавелелистная |
| Russian | гречишка войлочная |
| Russian | гречиха щавелелистная |
| Russian | горец щавелелистный |
| Slovak | horčiak štiavolistý |
| Swedish | vanlig pilört |
| Swedish | strandpilört |
| Swedish | pilört |
| Ukrainian | гірчак шорсткий |
| Ukrainian | Гірчак шорсткий |
| Ukrainian | polygonum lapathifolium |
| Ukrainian | polygonum scabrum |
| Chinese | 酸模叶蓼 |
| Chinese | 酸模葉蓼 |
| Chinese | 早苗蓼 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000488400 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 1417 |
| Flora of Alabama | 2930 |
| Canadensys | 8147 |
| Tropicos | 100349015 |
| INPN | 112741 |
| Flora of Italy | 373 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77069480-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2572508 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 1006197 |
| Observations.org | 7155 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 430754 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0000461604 |
| IUCN Red List | 164411 |
| IPNI | 77069480-1 |
| iNaturalist | 63886 |
| GBIF | 2889262 |
| Freebase | /m/07dzv4 |
| WisFlora | 13194 |
| EPPO | POLLA |
| Elurikkus | 623579 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 11010 |
| USDA GRIN | 409765 |
| Wikipedia | Persicaria_lapathifolia |
| Plantarium | 27387 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Quinic acids and derivatives | |||||
| Chlorogenic Acid | 1794427 | Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O | 354.31 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00563488 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids | |||||
| Caffeic Acid | 689043 | Click to see | 180.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00563488 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Quercetin | 5280343 | Click to see | 302.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00563488 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid 3-O-p-coumaroyl glycosides | |||||
| [6-[2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 72981965 | Click to see | 640.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1243112 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| [(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-6-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 10531058 | Click to see | 568.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| [(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-3-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | 100948988 | Click to see | 600.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1243112 |
| [6-[5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate | 85097710 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)COC(=O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O | 568.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| 2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-Dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(Hydroxymethyl)Oxan-2-Yl)Oxychromen-4-One | 5378597 | Click to see | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| 2'-O-Galloylquercitrin | 13888666 | Click to see | 600.50 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0029-1243112 https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| 5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxychromen-4-one | 14749097 | Click to see | 418.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| 5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | 5462193 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| acs.jmedchem.1c00409_ST.657 | 5878729 | Click to see | 434.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| Astragalin | 5282102 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| Avicularin | 5490064 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O | 434.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00563488 |
| Guaijaverin | 5481224 | Click to see | 434.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| Hyperoside | 5281643 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| Isoquercetin | 5280804 | Click to see | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| Kaempferol 3-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside | 5481882 | Click to see | 418.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| Trifolin | 5282149 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.1484 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides | |||||
| 2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-4-oxo-4H-1-benzopyran-7-yl hexopyranoside | 5381351 | Click to see | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00563488 |
| 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-7-[(2S,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | 44259225 | Click to see | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00563488 |
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