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Persicaria L.

Ukontattaret
Persicaria L.; Mill.
Polygonum p.p.
Persicaria, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Persicaria, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]

Foodplants for Hypolimnas bolina

Persicaria minor (Huds.) Opiz.

Mietotatar Small Water-pepper Rosenpilört
Polygonum minus Hudson
?Polygonum strictum All.
Persicaria minor ; [RK, 141]
Polygonum minus ; [SK, 223]

329x549 (~28Kb) Finland, Kangasala, Tiihala, 17.8.1999 © Harri Arkkio

655x995 (~196Kb) Finland: Puumala, Luonteri, Ikosensaaret, 20.7.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

675x1004 (~57Kb) Finland: Puumala, Luonteri, Ikosensaaret, 20.7.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Persicaria foliosa (H.Lindb.) Kitag.

Lietetatar Ävjepilört
Polygonum foliosum H. Lindb.
Persicaria foliosa ; [RK, 141]

Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Spach

Katkeratatar Water-pepper Marsh-pepper Smartweed Vattenpeppar
Polygonum hydropiper L.
Polygonum hydropiper, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Polygonum hydropiper, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Persicaria hydropiper ; [RK, 141]
Polygonum hydropiper ; [SK, 224]

1056x901 (~150Kb) Finland: Nokia, Pitkäniemi, 15.7.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Gray

Ukontatar Pale Persicaria Pale Smartweed Pilört
Polygonum lapathifolium L.
Polygonum lapathifolium, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Persicaria lapathifolia ; [RK, 141]
Polygonum lapathifolium ; [SK, 223]

Foodplant as Polygonum lapathifolium for Acronicta rumicis, Autographa gamma, Ceramica pisi, Lacanobia contigua, L. oleracea, Monochroa hornigi, Pyrrhia umbra, Trachea atriplicis

P. l. lapathifolia

Rantaukontatar Strandpilört
Polygonum nodosum Pers.
Persicaria lapathifolia lapathifolia ; [RK, 142]

695x941 (~101Kb) Finland, Ylöjärvi, Ilmarinjärvi, 12.8.1999 © Harri Arkkio

1370x1028 (~201Kb) Finland, Hailuoto, Marjaniemi, 6.8.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

P. l. pallida (With.) .S Ekman & T. Knutsson

Peltoukontatar Pilört
Polygonum tomentosum Schrank
Polygonum tomentosum, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Persicaria lapathifolia pallida ; [RK, 142]

1370x1028 (~167Kb) Finland, Tampere, Santalahti, 19.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Persicaria maculosa Gray

Hanhentatar Redshank Lady's-thumb? Åkerpilört
Polygonum persicaria L.
?Polygonum biforme Whlnb.
Polygonum persicaria, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Persicaria maculosa ; [RK, 142]
Polygonum persicaria ; [SK, 223]

712x1011 (~102Kb) Finland, Tampere, Epilä, 25.8.1994, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Persicaria amphibia (L.) Gray

Vesitatar Amphibious Bistort Water Smartweed Vattenpilört
Polygonum amphibium L.
Polygonum amphibium, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Persicaria amphibia ; [RK, 142]
Polygonum amphibium ; [SK, 222]

1326x1024 (~198Kb) Finland: Tampere, Pyhäjärvi, 7.8.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant as Polygonum amphibium for Lacanobia contigua, Lycaena helle

27.9.1998 (6)

References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela & Cajander, 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

[USGS]

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/index.htm

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