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Nepalese Smartweed

Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) H. Gross

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Persicaria nepalensis (Nepalese Smartweed) is a species of herb in the family Polygonaceae. They are native to South America. They have achenes. Flowers are visited by Toxomerus and Paulista Bumble Bee.

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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030107
  • Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel or gyneocium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, a dry mesocarp, and a dry endocarp that are connected to a seed coat by a funicle
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Nepalese smartweed from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility   GBIF provides free and open access to biodiversity data. View this species on GBIF