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Persicaria hydropiperoides (Michx.) Small
water-pepper
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Persicaria hydropiperoides
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Perennial herb from a rhizome; stems ascending to erect, several, simple, rooting freely, 20-100 cm tall.

Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves alternate, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, smooth to appressed hairy, the blades 5-12 cm long, slightly reduced upward, the stalks short; stipules 1-2 cm long, appressed hairy and fringed with hairs at the top.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of 2 or sometimes 3, slender, spikelike racemes, 6-10 cm long; perianths greenish to white or pinkish, 2.5-3 mm long, 5-lobed slightly more than 1/2 the distance to the base; stamens 8.

Fruits:
Achenes, 3-angled, brown or black, smooth and shiny, 2.5-3 mm long.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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General References

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2025-04-14 6:40:50 AM ]

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