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Persicaria decipiens (formerly known
as Polygonum decipiens; Polygonaceae) 3:590 |
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| Persicaria
decipiens (slender knotweed or slender waterpepper)
is an uncommon native herb known only from rivers in the
north. It is a smallish herb with horizontal stems that grow
upwards at the ends. The leaves are narrow elliptic to
lanceolate and 5-12cm long by 5-13mm wide, often with a
purplish blotch near middle of upper surface. They have
hairy veins and margins. The inflorescence is a rather loose
spike, 2-6cm by 3-4mm. |
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University of Tasmania
