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336:Polygonum macrochaetum
231:(Lag.) Webb & Moq.
216:Persicaria salicifolia
208:Persicaria salicifolia
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328:Polygonum leuconeuron
288:Polygonum divaricatum
248:Polygonum abyssinicum
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459:Persicaria decipiens
440:, commonly known as
437:Persicaria decipiens
404:Polygonum serrulatum
372:Polygonum rubicundum
296:Polygonum erythropus
275:H.C.Watson ex Meisn.
236:Persicaria serrulata
228:Persicaria serrulata
159:Persicaria decipiens
25:Persicaria decipiens
1122:Polygonum decipiens
553:(R.Br.) K.L.Wilson"
490:Polygonum decipiens
304:Polygonum flaccidum
280:Polygonum decipiens
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420:Polygonum strictum
412:Polygonum sinuatum
272:Polygonum azoricum
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1292:Categories
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717:Vegetables
536:References
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478:Botany Bay
171:K.L.Wilson
128:Persicaria
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