Aquatics

Persicaria decipiens
       Slender knotweed
Descriptor
Erect to spreading perennial herb forming thickets. Sheath at base of leaf bristly along top margin. Mid green lance-shaped leaves with dark blotch near the center, 4-15cm x 7-25mm margins and main veins bristly. Narrow cylindric, dense erect terminal spikes 2-6mm long of tiny pink flowers on stalk 2-6cm long. Can be used in wet depressions or around farm dams. 
Cultural knowledge
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Ecological role
Bird attractant: leaves, seeds, Frog habitat
Height
1m
Width
1m
Sun 
Full sun, semi-shade
Soil type
Wet soil in slow moving watercourses
Flowering time
December to April

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