Persicaria microcephala (syn. Polygonum microcephalum), the small-headed knotweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae. It is native to the Himalayas, and central and southern China, and it has been introduced to Great Britain. Its cultivar 'Red Dragon' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Small-headed knotweed 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Persicaria
- Species
- Persicaria microcephala
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