- Redshank ( Polygonum Persicaria)
- Upright or sprawling annual which is widespread and common on disturbed
ground. Narrow oval leaves typically show a dark, central mark. Reddish stems
are much-branched. Pink flowers appear June to October and are borne in terminal
spikes.Height up to 60cm Also known as 'redleg', both names referring to the
reddish coloration of the stems. It is very common on agricultural land and in
ditches, on streamsides and other damp lowland situations. It is a native
upright or sprawling annual species bearing Pinkish-red flowers are borne in
dense axillary and terminal spikes with red-tinged and many -branged stems.
Leaves are narrow, oval and hairless. Sometimes tinged red and invariably
showing a dark central spot or smudge. Basal sheath of the leaf has a hairy
margin
Up to 80 cm tall.l