Knorringia sibirica

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Knorringia sibirica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Knorringia
Species:
K. sibirica
Binomial name
Knorringia sibirica
(Laxm.) Tzvelev [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Aconogonon sibiricum(Laxm.) H.Hara
  • Persicaria sibirica(Laxm.) H.Gross
  • Pleuropteropyrum sibiricum(Laxm.) Kitag.
  • Polygonum arcticumPall. ex Spreng.
  • Polygonum sibiricumLaxm.

Knorringia sibirica is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Siberia to Korea. [1] It was first described, as Polygonum sibiricum by Erik Laxmann in 1773, and transferred to Knorringia by Nikolai Tzvelev in 1987. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Knorringia sibirica(Laxm.) Tzvelev", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2019-03-09
  2. "Plant Name Details for Knorringia sibirica (Laxm.) Tzvelev", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2019-03-09