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Wireweed
Common Name
Wireweed, Hogweed, Knotgrass
Scientific Name
Polygonum Aviculare
Family
Polygonaceae
Lifecycle
Annual
Seasons of Growth
Spring / Summer
Key Distinguishing Feature
Wiry ground hugging stems.
Wireweed is a hairless, Ground hugging, sprawling plant with small oval leaves usually 5-12mm long. In the leaf axils there are small clusters of pink-tinged flowers 2-3mm long. The stems are slender and wiry with many branches up to 1m long.
