Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Persicaria hirsuta being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Persicaria setacea
- Persicaria careyi
- Persicaria hydropiperoides
- Persicaria acuminata
- Persicaria madagascariensis
- Persicaria praetermissa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Persicaria
- Species
- Persicaria hirsuta
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