*Koenigia polystachya (Wallich ex Meisner) T.M. Schuster ex Reveal. Common name: Himalayan Knotweed, Kashmir Plume. Phenology: Aug-Sep. Habitat: Persistent and spreading from plantings. Distribution: Native of Himalayan Asia.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4; = n/a — RAB; = Persicaria wallichii Greuter & Burdet; = Persicaria wallichii Greuter & Burdet var. wallichii — FNA5, NE; < Aconogonon polystachyum (Wall. ex Meisn.) M.Král; < Koenigia polystachya (Wall. ex Meisn.) T.M.Schust. ex Reveal — XXX; < Polygonum polystachyum Wall. ex Meisn. — C, F, G, (a later homonym); < Reynoutria polystachya (Wall. ex Meisn.) Moldenke; < Rubrivena polystachya (Wall. ex Meisn.) M.Král. Basionym: Polygonum polystachyum Wall. ex Meisn. 1832
Links to other floras: = Persicaria wallichii var. wallichii - FNA5
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (name change)
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