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Persicaria possum
is a 30-60cm tall annual found in damp locations in fields and
forest edges in mountainous regions, with the lower part of the
stems creeping on the ground. Leaves are of alternate phyllotaxis,
each 3-9cm long, in the shape of an oval or long oval, and the end
grows to a point in a tail-like way. Many of the leaves have
blackish spots on the surfaces. Racemes grow slender and bear many
small, light-red to red flowers. Ocreas have long hairs on the
verges. Bloom time: August-October.
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