Connecticut Plants
Mild Water-pepper
Persicaria hydropiperoides
- Synonyms: Polygonum hydropiperoides
- Family: buckwheat (Polygonaceae)
- Habitat: wet soil, swamps, shallow streams
- Height: 6-30 inches
- Flower size: 1/8 inch across
- Flower color: pink to white
- Flowering time: June to September
- Origin: native



Mild water-pepper frequently grows in large groups at water's edge.