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Persicaria odorata

Sep 2006.<br>Photographer: Peter J. de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

Vietnamese mint

Biostatus

Exotic

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

Red/Pink, White

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Authority

Persicaria odorata (Lour.) Soják

Ecology

Year naturalised

2006

Reason for introduction

Horticultural

Other information

Etymology

persicaria: Medieval name referring to the likeness of the leaves to a peach tree

odorata: Scented