Bistorta bistortoides

Bistorta bistortoides

Bistorta bistortoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Persicarieae
Subtribus: Koenigiinae
Genus: Bistorta
Species: Bistorta bistortoides

Name

Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 57 (1906)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Persicaria bistortoides (Pursh) H.Hinds, Novon 5(2): 166. 1995.
  • Polygonum bistortoides Pursh in Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 271 (1813)
• Heterotypic
  • Bistorta bernardina (Greene) Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 18 (1904)
  • Bistorta bistortoides var. oblongifolia (Meisn.) Moldenke in Phytologia 27: 289 (1973)
  • Bistorta calophylla Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 19 (1904)
  • Bistorta cephalophora (Greene) Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 18 (1904)
  • Bistorta glastifolia (Greene) Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 18 (1904)
  • Bistorta jejuna (Greene) Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 18 (1904)
  • Bistorta leptophylla Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 20 (1904)
  • Bistorta lilacina Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 18 (1904)
  • Bistorta linearifolia (Greene) Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 18 (1904)
  • Bistorta scaberula Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 77 (1904)
  • Bistorta vulcanica (Greene) Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 18 (1904)
  • Polygonum bernardinum Greene in Pittonia 5: 199 (1903)
  • Polygonum bistorta var. linearifolium S.Watson in Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 317 (1871)
  • Polygonum bistorta var. oblongifolium Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 126 (1856)
  • Polygonum bistortoides var. linearifolium (S.Watson) Small in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 352 (1892)
  • Polygonum bistortoides var. oblongifolium (Meisn.) H.St.John in Fl. S.-E. Washington: 121 (1937)
  • Polygonum calophyllum (Greene) Fedde in Just's Bot. Jahresber. 32(1): 415 (1905)
  • Polygonum cephalophorum Greene in Pittonia 5: 198 (1903)
  • Polygonum glastifolium Greene in Pittonia 5: 199 (1903)
  • Polygonum jejunum Greene in Pittonia 5: 198 (1903)
  • Polygonum leptophyllum (Greene) Fedde in Just's Bot. Jahresber. 32(1): 415 (1905)
  • Polygonum lilacinum (Greene) Fedde in Just's Bot. Jahresber. 32(1): 415 (1905)
  • Polygonum linearifolium Greene in Pittonia 5: 197 (1903)
  • Polygonum scaberulum (Greene) Fedde in Just's Bot. Jahresber. 32(1): 415 (1905)
  • Polygonum vulcanicum Greene in Pittonia 5: 198 (1903)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Canada Alberta, British Columbia Regionalː Western Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming Regionalː Mexico California, Mexico Northeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Small 1906: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. New York 33: 57.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005). Flora of North America North of Mexico 5: 1-656. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Bistorta bistortoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 June 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Bistorta bistortoides. Published online. Accessed: June 20 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bistorta bistortoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: American bistort

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