Plants : PolygonaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Persicaria campanulata (Hook.f.) Ronse Decraene

Lesser Knotweed

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Persicaria campanulata

Description: An attractive perennial knotweed species which dies down each winter to the basal leaves, and produces stems about 2 - 3 ft (60 - 90 cm) tall with spikes of pale pink or white flowers. Leaves are oval, the upper side "grooved in a herring-bone fashion" and white-felted on the underside.

It has been introduced and become established in several parks and demesnes, but is rare outside such areas. It is a native of the Himalayas.

An alternative name is Polygonum campanulatum.

All names: Persicaria campanulata (Hook.f.) Ronse Decraene; Polygonum campanulatum Hook f.; Reynoutria campanulatum Hook.f.

Distribution Map from NBN: Persicaria campanulata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Persicaria campanulata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Persicaria campanulata. (Hook.f.) Ronse Decraene. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3766. Accessed on 2026-11-02.