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Persicaria minor (Huds.) Opiz

small water-pepper (Polygonaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadNegligible tendencySW
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Persicaria minor is a rare annual of very wet places; its leaves are narrow and lack the peppery taste of Persicaria hydropiper, and its 5-merous flowers lack glands.

Forthampton (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-08-26

 small water-pepper / Persicaria minor: _Persicaria minor_ is a rare annual of very wet places; its leaves are narrow and lack the peppery taste of _Persicaria hydropiper_, and its 5-merous flowers lack glands.

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