Knotgrass
Latin name: Polygonum aviculare
Family: Poaceae
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Flowering time: May to October
Height: to 60cm
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Description
This widespread plant has tiny, pale pink flowers that are very easy to miss as they appear so close to the stem. Common knotgrass is also known as 'Iron-grass' because of its tough, wiry roots that make it especially hard to pull up from the ground.
How to identify: Common knotgrass has oval, leathery leaves of varying sizes, and tiny pink flowers that arise where the leaves join the wiry stems. It often grows horizontally along the ground.
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Family: Poaceae
Other common names;
Flowering time: May to October
Height: to 60cm
Growing conditions:
Nectar source for:
Food source for:
Description
This widespread plant has tiny, pale pink flowers that are very easy to miss as they appear so close to the stem. Common knotgrass is also known as 'Iron-grass' because of its tough, wiry roots that make it especially hard to pull up from the ground.
How to identify: Common knotgrass has oval, leathery leaves of varying sizes, and tiny pink flowers that arise where the leaves join the wiry stems. It often grows horizontally along the ground.
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