Pollinator plant

pink knotweed

Persicaria capitata

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Common names

30 names · 19 languages

A previous catalogue name was withheld after source review. The names shown here reflect the available evidence.

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Other languages (18)
Dutch
  • Kogelduizendknoop[1][3]
  • Kruipende duizendknoop
French
Afrikaans
  • Knoopkruid[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • rdesno hlavaté[3]
Danish
  • Hoved-Pileurt[3]
Finnish
  • nuppitatar[3]
German
Italian
Japanese
  • カンイタドリ[3]
  • ヒメツルソバ[3]
Korean
  • 메밀여뀌[3]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Горец головчатый[3]
  • Персикария головчатая[3]
Slovak
  • horčiak hlávkatý[3]
Spanish
Swedish
  • slingerpilört[3]
Thai
  • เอื้องชมพู[3]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Persicaria capitata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Köpfchen-Knöterich — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • pink head knotweed — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • pink knotweed — results[0].names[0]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • pink smartweed — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Pink-headed Persicaria — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Nudosilla africana — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Boule à Boissier — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Herbe corail — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Herbe de l'Himalaya — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Poligono capitato — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Kogelduizendknoop — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • polígono-de-jardim — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
[2] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Persicaria capitata ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Pink-headed Persicaria (EN); Köpfchen-Knöterich (DE); Nudosilla (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 150073; taxon 4F9QY.
  • Pinkhead Smartweed — VernacularName.tsv, line 150074; taxon 4F9QY.
[3] Persicaria capitata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Köpfchen-Knöterich — results[14].names[13]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • pink head knotweed — results[14].names[5]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • pink knotweed — results[14].names[0]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • pink smartweed — results[14].names[4]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Pink-headed Persicaria — results[14].names[24]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Nudosilla africana — results[14].names[3]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Boule à Boissier — results[14].names[11]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Herbe corail — results[14].names[9]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Herbe de l'Himalaya — results[14].names[10]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Poligono capitato — results[14].names[23]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Kogelduizendknoop — results[14].names[8]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • polígono-de-jardim — results[14].names[2]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • ヒメツルソバ — results[14].names[6]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • 頭花蓼 — results[14].names[7]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Горец головчатый — results[14].names[12]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • rdesno hlavaté — results[14].names[14]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Персикария головчатая — results[14].names[15]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • カンイタドリ — results[14].names[16]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • slingerpilört — results[14].names[17]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • 头花蓼 — results[14].names[18]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • 메밀여뀌 — results[14].names[19]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Hoved-Pileurt — results[14].names[20]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • Knoopkruid — results[14].names[21]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • เอื้องชมพู — results[14].names[22]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • nuppitatar — results[14].names[25]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
  • horčiak hlávkatý — results[14].names[26]; taxon id 78451; Persicaria capitata.
[4] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • pink bobbles — Other common names section.; Persicaria capitata.
  • pink knotweed — Common-name subtitle below main botanical heading (h1).; Persicaria capitata.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Persicaria capitata is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Polygonaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Indian Subcontinent to S. China and Indo-China.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Persicaria capitata — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 887395; ID 4F9QY; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 887395; ID 4F9QY; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Persicaria capitata — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 324949; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1083464, 1083465, 1083466, 1083470, 1083471, 1083472, 1083473, 1083474, 1083475, 1083476, 1083477, 1083478, 1083479, 1083480

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.