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Persicaria foliosa
As recorded: Polygonum foliosum var. paludicola (Makino) Kitam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Seto, K.; Okamoto, M.M. Okamoto →K. Seto →
- Collector number
- 6
- Date
- October 6, 1973
- Locality
- Honshu, Osaka prefecture, Shinzaike, Torigai, Settsu-shi
- Island
- Honshu
- Region
- Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Identified by
- D.Herbst, S.Sohmer & W.L.WagnerS. D.Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →W.L.Wagner →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 6, 1973, Seto, K.; Okamoto, M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Persicaria foliosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-30.

2025-08-30
Taiwan
(c) 艸目伊, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-22
Taiwan, TW
(c) JODY HSIEH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-08-21
24.5140611111, 121.6088444444
(c) Yuhsin S/H, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Persicaria foliosa. BISH 416685. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956255624. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/416685.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956255624 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
