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Species within a genus
Genus:
A
B
C
D
E
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PERSICARIA
(
La
)
Family:
POLYGONACEAE
persicus, persicum, = a peach-tree; a peach;
-arius, = indicates connection or possession.
(allusion not clear)
(
ld
,
BL
,
Le
)
Persicaria decipiens
(
La
)
Location: (
F
,
K
,
P
)
decipio, = to catch, ensnare, entrap, beguile, elude, deceive, cheat.
(deceiving; used of a species closely resembling another)
(
ld
,
BL
)
Persicaria hydropiper
(
G
)
Location: (
K
)
(h)ydor, (h)yderos, = water of any kind;
(water)
peperi, = pepper;
(
LS
,
BL
,
Ox
)