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Geographical distribution

  • Asia-Temperate, Caucasus, North Caucasus
  • Asia-Temperate, Caucasus, Transcaucasus
  • Asia-Temperate, China
  • Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia, Japan
  • Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia, Korea
  • Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia, Taiwan
  • Asia-Temperate, Russian Far East
  • Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, Nepal
  • Asia-Tropical, Malesia
  • Europe, Eastern Europe, Northwest European Russia

Persicaria maculosa

Family: POLYGONACEAE
Genus: Persicaria
Species: maculosa
Common names: Redshank, Crab's claw
Distribution summary: Europe, Asia
Conservation status (IUCN Red List): Least Concern
Habit: Annual
Hardiness: H3 - Half hardy; unheated greenhouse/mild winter
Habitat: Stream banks, scrub and waste or disturbed ground
Garden status: Not currently grown
Flowering months: July
Reason for growing: Toxic


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