Scientific Name: Persicaria strigosa

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  • Pronunciation:
    pers-ee-CARE-ee-ah stree-GO-sah
  • Common Name:
    Prickly Smartweed
  • Type:
    Herb Aquatic
  • Family:
    POLYGONACEAE
  • Flowers:
    white, terminal, summer to autumn
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wallum Woodland, Freshwater Wetland
  • Species List:
    Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Wallace Park, BSDoonan, Cooloothin Corner, Cranks Creek, TAFE, Noosa Banks, Heritage Park, aquatic plant,
Identification Notes

prickles on stem and lower mid-rib of arrow-shaped leaves