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Persicaria maculosa Gray

Reference: Nat.Arr.Brit.Pl. 2:269 (1821)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Alien to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Decumbent to ascending herb, 0.4-0.8 m high. Fl. white-pink, Sep or Jan to Feb. Weed of horticulture & crops.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions: Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Belmont, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Cockburn, Kalamunda, Stirling, Swan.