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	Persicaria capitata  (BUCH.-HAM. ex D.DON) H.GROSS

Fam.: Polygonaceae / Knotweed Fam.

Synon.:  Polygonum capitatum  BUCH.-HAM. ex D.DON

Genus:  Persicaria  (L.) MILL.,  Polygonum  L.

Authors:
	BUCH.-HAM.:		Francis Buchanan-Hamilton (1762 - 1829), Scottish biologist who mainly worked on fishes of Southern Asia
	D.DON:		David Don (1799 - 1841), Scottish botanist
	H.GROSS:		Hugo Gross (1888 - 1968), German botanist
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	MILL.:		Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener

Etymology:
	Persicaria:		peach-like
	capitata:		headed
	Polygonum:		polys = many, gone = offspring

Fig. 1:  Persicaria capitata / Pink Head Persicaria, Pink Bubble Persicaria NL Zierikzee 12.8.2015

Fig. 2:  Persicaria capitata / Pink Head Persicaria, Pink Bubble Persicaria NL Zierikzee 12.8.2015

Fig. 3:  Persicaria capitata / Pink Head Persicaria, Pink Bubble Persicaria NL Zierikzee 12.8.2015

Fig. 4:  Persicaria capitata / Pink Head Persicaria, Pink Bubble Persicaria NL Zierikzee 12.8.2015

Fig. 5:  Persicaria capitata / Pink Head Persicaria, Pink Bubble Persicaria Lesbos, Kalloni 18.4.2014

Fig. 6:  Persicaria capitata / Pink Head Persicaria, Pink Bubble Persicaria Lesbos, Kalloni 18.4.2014

Fig. 7:  Persicaria capitata / Pink Head Persicaria, Pink Bubble Persicaria Lesbos, Kalloni 18.4.2014

Fig. 8:  Persicaria capitata / Pink Head Persicaria, Pink Bubble Persicaria Lesbos, Kalloni 18.4.2014

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