Persicaria lapathifolia var. lapathifolia / Ooinutade

Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Persicaria lapathifolia var. lapathifolia / Ooinutade オオイヌタデ
Bloom time: June-November

Family:	Polygonaceae / Tadeka		Species in the genus Persicaria:
			Persicaria debilis / Miyamatanisoba　 Persicaria filiformis / Mizuhiki Persicaria filiformis f. albiflora / Ginmizuhiki Persicaria hydoropiper / Yanagitade Persicaria japonica / Shirobanasakuratade Persicaria lapathifolia var. incana / Sanaetade Persicaria lapathifolia var. lapathifolia / Ooinutade Persicaria longiseta / Inutade Persicaria longiseta f.albiflora / Shirobanainutade Persicaria macrantha ssp. conspicua / Sakuratade Persicaria muricata / Yanonegusa Persicaria nepalensis / Tanisoba	Persicaria orientalis / Oobenitake Persicaria perforiata / Ishimikawa Persicaria posumbu / Hanatade Persicaria praetermissa / Hosobanounagitsukami Persicaria pubescens / Bontokutade Persicaria sagittata var. sibirica / Akinounagitsukamii Persicaria senticosa f. albiflora / Shirobanamamakonoshirinugui Persicaria senticosa / Mamakonoshirinugui Persicaria thunbergii / Mizosoba Persicaria thunbergii f. albiflora / Shirobanamizosoba Persicaria thunbergii var. oreophila / Yamamizosoba
		Persicaria lapathifolia var. lapathifolia / Ooinutade オオイヌタデ

Persicaria lapathifolia var. lapathifolia is an annual herb found in wastelands, dry riverbeds, roadsides, etc.; the stems branch well and grow up to 2m in height, with nodes swollen. Leaves are in the lanceolate shape of 15-25cm in length, and the tips are long and pointed. Ochreas are cylindrical without hairs on the edges typically. Inflorescences are as long as 3-7cm, the ends hanging down, with many light red or white flowers in them. Bloom Time: June-November.

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