Willdenow, C.L. (1809), Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis 1: 428 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat i. Teneriffa."

Assenov, V.I. (1966), Flora Reipublicae Popularis Bulgaricae 3: 243 [basionym]

basionym of: Persicaria salicifolia (Brouss. ex Willd.) Assenov nom. illeg.

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 154 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W. (1972), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 2: 184 [secondary reference]

Henshall, T.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Polygonaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 31, Fig. 46 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Polygonum serrulatum Lag. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Polygonaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 92 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 68 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Polygonum minus Huds. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 34

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 69 [secondary reference]

Perry, G. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Polygonum. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 114, Fig. 21 [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Knotweed [n/a]

Wilson, K.L. (1990), Some widespread species of Persicaria (Polygonaceae) and their allies. Kew Bulletin 45(4): 634 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persicaria decipiens (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Polygonaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 279 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persicaria decipiens (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persicaria decipiens (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persicaria decipiens (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson legitimate

National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persicaria decipiens (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Persicaria decipiens (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson legitimate

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