Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Red Bistort, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Stóinse dearg
Photos: roadside near Foynes, Co. Limerick

Red Bistort
Persicaria amplexicaulis
Stóinse dearg
Family: Polygonaceae

Flowering July-September. Perennial. Introduced.

Long-stalked, dense spikes of red flowers, usually with more than one inflorescence to each stalk. Large, semi-evergreen leaves have cordate bases and upper leaves are stem-clasping. Erect, usually branched stems, height to 1m. Plants spread vegetatively, can become invasive in gardens

An occasional garden escape or discard that sometimes naturalises on waste ground and roadsides. Also recorded from dunes, railway banks and hedgerows.

Red Bistort, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Stóinse dearg

Red Bistort, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Stóinse dearg
Red Bistort, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Stóinse dearg

Please Contact me if you find mistakes. All images are copyright.