Redshank
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 23rd August 2024 using Nikon Coolpix P950
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Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 16th July 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Redshank.
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AKA: 		Persicaria maculosa.
Caryophyllales.
Polygonaceae.
Annual herb.
Lady's Thumb, Jesus Plant.
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 Roadsides, riverbanks, and on fallow ground.
Up to 80 cms.
May - September.
In medicine, redshank is used against diarrhoea and infections. The leaves and young shoots may be eaten as a palatable and nutritious leaf vegetable.