RED BISTORT

Persicaria Amplexicaulis

Dock & Knotweed Family [Polygonaceae]  

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25th Sept 2008, roadside bank, Silverdale, Lancs. Photo: © RWD
A long spike of brilliant red flowers, reminiscent of those of Purple Loosestrife or Rosebay Willowherb.


25th Sept 2008, roadside bank, Silverdale, Lancs. Photo: © RWD
The leaves are ovate or lanceolate heart-shaped, dock-like, and clasp the stem at a node.


25th Sept 2008, roadside bank, Silverdale, Lancs. Photo: © RWD
The flower spike has many red five-petalled flowers amidst upright long cylindrical seed-pods.


25th Sept 2008, roadside bank, Silverdale, Lancs. Photo: © RWD
The flowers are not all open, those that are splay five prominent petals and perhaps twice as many prominent stamens tipped with indigo pollen.


25th Sept 2008, roadside bank, Silverdale, Lancs. Photo: © RWD
Most of the flowers are closed and tubular-like.


25th Sept 2008, roadside bank, Silverdale, Lancs. Photo: © RWD
The dock-like leaves clasp the stem at nodes.


25th Sept 2008, roadside bank, Silverdale, Lancs. Photo: © RWD
The red flowers and greenish long cylindrical seed pods.

Some similarities to : Purple Loosestrife or Rosebay Willowherb

Uniquely identifiable characteristics

Very showy plant. More likely to be found near a garden. Likes growing in damp shady places, roadside verges, railway banks, or by streams.

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Persicaria

RED BISTORT

Persicaria Amplexicaulis

Dock & Knotweed Family [Polygonaceae]