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Persicaria attenuata
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Persicaria attenuata

Persicaria attenuata

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial
Growth—

The plant is sometimes a troublesome weed in rice, although it is also considered an indicator of land suitable for rice cultivation[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Persicaria+attenuata>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
  2. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎