The common name of persicaria hydropiper, water pepper, refers to the spicy-tasting leaves.
Common name:
Water pepper
Family:
Scientific name:
Persicaria hydropiper
Main flower color:
Range:
Most areas of the British Isles; least common in northern and eastern Scotland
Height:
Up to 70 cm
Habitat:
Damp, exposed ground, margins of lakes, ponds and streams
Flowers:
Pink, pale green or nearly white, arranged in a narrow, elongated, unbranched spike, usually drooping towards the tip. Flowers have five tepals, six stamens and two stigmas
Leaves:
Narrowly lanceolate, stalkless, finely ciliate, otherwise hairless. Up to 10 cm long, with stipules at the base
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
