Persicaria lanigera
(R. Br.) Sojak
African persicaria
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What to Eat
It has been found in analysis of the intestinal contents of the Tollund Man body, found in peat in Denmark in 1950.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Benin, Central African Republic, CAR, Egypt, Gambia, Laos, Malta, Mauritania, Mediterranean, Middle East, Palestine, SE Asia, Vietnam,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Albania, Angola, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Indonesia, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Cambodia, Comoros, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A herb. It can grow 2 m tall. The leaves are oval to sword shaped and 10-25 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. They have a wedge shaped base and taper to the tip. They have white hairs underneath. The flowers are pink and in dense spikes.
Names & Synonyms
Polygonum lanigerum R. Br.Polygonum lapathifolium var. lanigerum (R. Br.) C. Moore & Betche
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
