Amphibious Bistort
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 26th July 2022 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 10th July 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Amphibious Bistort
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Habit:
AKA: 		Persicaria amphibia.
Caryophyllales.
Polygonaceae.
Perennial herb.
Water Knotweed.
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Height:
Feature:
 Many types of wet habitat, such as ponds, streams, and marshes.
Stems are known to reach 3 metres long.
Plants may have bisexual or unisexual flowers, with some plants bearing only male or only female flowers. The fruit is a shiny brown rounded achene around 3 millimeters long. Various parts of this plant were used by several Native American groups as medicinal remedies and sometimes as food.