Persicaria macrantha
ssp. conspicua, 0.5-1m in height, is a perennial found at
water's edges or wetlands. Leaves, 7-13cm long, are alternate,
lanceolate, and thick, with glandular dots on the backsides.
Inflorescences are slender, densely attached light flowers 5-6mm in
diameter. P. conspicuum is dioecious: in female flowers, the pistils
are longer than the stamens, and vice versa. Bloom time:
August-October. |