species
Persicaria amphibia
Water smartweed · Amphibious bistort · Longroot smartweed · Water knotweed
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Persicaria amphibia belongs to the family Polygonaceae, also known as Water smartweed, Amphibious bistort, Longroot smartweed or Water knotweed, native to the UK. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in poorly drained or boggy conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Poorly drained, Boggy
- In the UK
- Native
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