Persicaria pubescens is an annual herb height of 0.5-1m
at the water edges. The leaves are opposite, 5-10cm long, lanceolate
to broadly lanceolate, the tips pointed, and the central parts have
blackish speckles. Inflorescences, 5-10cm in length, bow at the
ends, setting sparsely light red-purple flowers; perianths,
approximately 3mm in size, is cleft in five, Ochreas are
cylindrical, 0.8-1.3cm long, with long hairs on the edges. Bloom
time: September-October. |