Description: A rather local plant, somewhat unpredictable in its occurrence, of sandy or shingly upper sea shores. The plant has small silvery-grey leaves on stems which sprawl across the ground.

Little brown pointed fruits of a characteristic shape are freely produced after the tiny pink flowers.

All names: Polygonum oxyspermum Meyer & Bunge ex Ledeb.; Polygonum raii Bab.; Polygonum roberti auct.

Distribution Map from NBN: Polygonum oxyspermum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Polygonum oxyspermum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.