Scientific Name
Polygonum hydropiper
Common Name
Smartweed; Water-pepper
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
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Height:
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Flower/fruit:
Slender greenish nodding flower clusters; terminal and in axis
Flowering Season:
Summer into fall
Foliage:
Sheath bristles lacking; leaves have strong peppery taste
Site:
Damp soil, shores
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