Persicaria decipiens

Slender Knotweed at Undefined, ACT

Persicaria decipiens at Undefined, ACT - 27 Nov 2018
Persicaria decipiens at Undefined, ACT - 27 Nov 2018
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Identification history

Persicaria decipiens 4 Jan 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Persicaria decipiens 28 Nov 2018 BettyDonWood
Persicaria lapathifolia 28 Nov 2018 Mike

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In dry dam.

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   28 Nov 2018
The purple spot on a leaf is typical of Persicaria decipiens. https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/plants_se_nsw/key/plants_se_nsw/Media/Html/entities/persicaria_decipiens.htm
Mike wrote:
   28 Nov 2018
Very few of the plants had the purple marking. Could there be both species?

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Sighting information

  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 27 Nov 2018 02:38 PM Recorded on
  • Mike Recorded by

Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Persicaria decipiens Scientific name
  • Slender Knotweed Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1187.32m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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