Redshank

Persicaria maculosa

TQ4792 20/08/2018 ©Raymond Small

A short, occasionally tall, sprawling annual with reddish, well-branched stems. Its narrow leaves normally show a dark mark in the centre. The pink flowers are tightly grouped in short, stout spikes from June to October. This plant is sometimes seen on waste ground beside woodland paths.

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