Persicaria glabra, also known as denseflower knotweed, is a species of flowering plant native to North America and Eurasia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Persicaria |
| Species: | P. glabra
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| Persicaria glabra (Willd.)M.Gómez
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Description
editIt is similar in appearance to P. longiseta and P. lapathifolia. The plant is a medium-sized annual herb with red, swollen joints and lanceolate leaves. The inflorescence is a dense raceme of small pink or white flowers, the fruit a flattened black nut.
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- ^ Kim, Sang‐Tae; Donoghue, Michael J. (1 September 2008). "Incongruence between cpDNA and nrITS trees indicates extensive hybridization within Eupersicaria (Polygonaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 95 (9): 1122–1135. doi:10.3732/ajb.0700008. ISSN 0002-9122.
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