Equal-leaved Knotgrass - Polygonum arenastrum
Alt Name
Equal Leaved Knotgrass
Description
Low mat-forming plant. Leaves elliptical to lanceolate, uniform. Flowers lateral, solitary or in small clusters, greenish white, or pinkish.
Photo ID?
Habitat
Waste places, roadsides and pathways, open and bare places etc.
When to see it
July to September.
Life History
Annual.
UK Status
Fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 147 of the 617 tetrads.
David NichollsBurroughs Lane, Ratby21 August 2011
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 Stanton Road near Post Office Sapcote SP 4893 9354 (taken 20.8.2006).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote20 August 2006
David NichollsBarrow Upon Soar15 July 2011
 Stanton Road near Post Office Sapcote SP 4893 9354 (taken 20.8.2006).JPG)
