Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This flowering herb grows in damp soil across Asia, Europe, and North America. Its stems feature tiny, bristly hairs that trap water droplets to hydrate the plant.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Polygonaceae

Genus

Persicaria

Species

Persicaria longiseta