Snowball Flower
Persicaria hastatoauriculata
About Snowball Flower
Snowball Flower (Persicaria hastatoauriculata) is a herb key identification features : a semi-scandent herb; leaves elliptic-ovate; flowers white, cup like; fruit nutlet belonging to the Polygonaceae family (Buckwheat/Knotweed family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, spike/raceme/panicle flower clusters, trigonous achene fruit. It is native to Indo-Malayan. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Persicaria hastatoauriculata
- Genus
- Persicaria
- Family
- POLYGONACEAE
- Habit
- Herb Key identification features : A semi-scandent herb; Leaves elliptic-ovate; Flowers white, cup like; Fruit nutlet
- Native to
- Indo-Malayan
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Polygonaceae
Buckwheat/Knotweed family
Snowball Flower belongs to the Polygonaceae family.
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