
Persicaria glabra
Dense-flowered smartweed
As recorded: Persicaria glabra (Willd.) M.Gómez
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- 5703a
- Date
- May 10, 1985
- Locality
- West of the Titikaveka High School
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Persicaria glabra observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 742 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Beaverdam park 606 Entrance, 9546 Farys Mill Rd, Gloucester, VA 23061, USA
(c) Mike Grose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Alta Mere & Ashville, Fort Worth, TX 76116, USA
(c) Krush6, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Christmas, FL 32709, USA
(c) Connor Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
(c) Nicolás, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Raleigh, NC 27612, USA
(c) Amy Mackintosh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Aubrey Green Dr, Mobile, AL, US
(c) chris_crawford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Persicaria glabra. BISH 495531. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956616179. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/495531.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956616179 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
