Miller, P. (28 January 1754), The Gardeners Dictionary abridged Edn. 4, 3: - [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Meisner, C.D.F. (1826), Monographiae Generis Polygoni Prodromus: 43 [basionym]

basionym of: Polygonum sect. Persicaria (Mill.) DC. legitimate

Small, J.K. in Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. (7 June 1913), Polygonaceae. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British possessions Edn. 2, 1: 665 [secondary reference]

• Type: Persicaria maculosa S.F.Gray

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Lapinpuro, L. (24 April 1986), The Australian species of Amphibromus (Poaceae). Telopea 2(6): 712 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. (1990), Some widespread species of Persicaria (Polygonaceae) and their allies. Kew Bulletin 45(4): 621-636 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Polygonaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 279-283 [secondary reference]

common name: Knotweeds [n/a] common name: Smartweeds [n/a]

Wilson, A.J.G. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Polygonaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 146 [secondary reference]

Brandbyge, J. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1993), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2: 542-543 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 98 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Polygonaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 275-276 [secondary reference]

Short, P.S. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Polygonaceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 67 [secondary reference]

Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Polygonaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 279 [secondary reference]

common name: Knotweeds [n/a] common name: Smartweeds [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 802 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 404 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Polygonum sect. Persicaria (Mill.) DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Truellum Houtt. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polygonum sect. Cephalophilon Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polygonum sect. Echinocaulon Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Tracaulon Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Persicaria sect. Cephalophilon (Meisn.) H.Gross legitimate taxonomic synonym: Persicaria sect. Echinocaulon (Meisn.) H.Gross legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), NT, SA (native and naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), NI, ACT (native and naturalised), Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (native and naturalised)

Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 649 [secondary reference]

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