Persicaria praetermissa
Common Name:
Spotted Knotweed
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Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Gippsland Highlands, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (DEJKNPRSTUVWXZ) also NSW
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Swampy areas and margins of slow-flowing rivers
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Flower Description:
Pink or white
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Habit:
Scrambling perennial with stems to 1 m long
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
Leaves are hastate at the base (abruptly split into two lobes)
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria