Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Persicaria (L.) Mill.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Persicaria chinensis (L.) H.Gross (1913)
Vernacular Name(s):
Chinese knotweed
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Biosecurity New Zealand 4 Aug 2011: Unwanted Organisms Register. http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests/registers/uor
Freeman, C.C.; Reveal, J.L. 2005: Polygonaceae. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.) Flora of North America. Vol. 5. New York and Oxford.
Ministry for Primary Industries 23 Feb 2017: Unwanted Organisms Register. Version 02.01.02. https://www1.maf.govt.nz/uor
Ogle, C.C.; de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K.; Parris, B.S.; Champion, P.D. 2021: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 2007–2019. Perspectives in Biosecurity Research Series 5: 45–116.