Latin name: Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre Pronunciation: per-si-KARE-ee-a hi-dro-PIE-per Common name: Water pepper Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat) Habitat: Wet riverbanks, lakes, ponds, pastures, forested wetlands and disturbed areas below 4500', California Floristic Province Blooming period: May to December Name derivations: 1) Persicaria 2) hydropiper |
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