Plants › knotweed family
small water-pepper
Persicaria minor
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
low smartweedPersicaria longiseta
spotted lady's thumbPersicaria maculosa
waterpepperPersicaria hydropiper
swamp smartweedPersicaria hydropiperoides
pale smartweedPersicaria lapathifolia
Tasteless water-pepperPersicaria mitis
Dotted SmartweedPersicaria punctata
water smartweedPersicaria amphibia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 18,354 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 18,115 |
| Russia | 859 |
| Vladimir Oblast | 140 |
| Canada | 133 |
| Moscow | 110 |
| Moscow Oblast | 105 |
| Ontario | 99 |
| Minnesota | 84 |
| Czechia | 79 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Cultural useListed as having cultural uses such as ritual, religious, psychoactive, contraceptive, abortifacient, smoking, or masticatory uses.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | knotweed family · Polygonaceae |
| Genus | knotweeds, smartweeds, and waterpeppers · Persicaria |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise small water-pepper with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.