Crimson Knotweed is plant characterized by crimson broad-cylindrical or
rounded dense flower spikes, 1.5-4 cm long. Flowers are about 4 mm. Leaves
are oblong-blunt, up to a foot long and 2-4 cm broad, with the base
narrowing into a leaf-stalk which has narrow wings. Upper leaves are stem
clasping. The plant is 20-50 cm tall, with a stout root-stock. The stem is
often covered with bases of old leaves. Crimson Knotweed is found in the
Himalayas, eastwards up to SW China, at altitudes of 3000-4000 m.
Flowering: June-September.
Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess
Photographed in Valley of Flowers & Rudraprayag distt, Uttarakhand.
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