Persicaria hydropiper
Renouée Poivre d’eau
Water Pepper
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | white, green |
| Flower size | 3-5 mm |
| Flowering months | July, August, September, October |
| Leaf type | Lanceolate |
| Height | 20-75 cm |
Description
A plant for wet places, damp grassland to woodland.
In Japan, cultivated Water Pepper is used as a vegetable. The wild Water Pepper is too pungent, it produces oils that cause skin irritation.
Flowers
The sepals and petals are united from the base to halfway, with white or pinkish margins and a green base, growing in a slender, curving spike.
Leaves
Lanceolate leaf is lance-shaped: long and widest in the middle. Long, pointed, narrow, alternate, almost stalkless. Margins with very short hairs.
Fruits Seeds
Achene: a cluster of one-seeded fruit, deep brown, oval, flat, 3mm long.
Edible
Shoots, leaves and tips, with a pungent taste.
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