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Bistorta officinalis
Bistort; European Bistorta; Easter-ledges

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DERIVATION
Bistorta - twice twisted, bis-(torqueo, torquere, torsi, tortum) the medieval name (for the rhizomes, some say for the inflorescences)
officinalis - refers to a plant or herb traditionally available without special preparation from a pharmacy and considered to have medicinal properties
FAMILY Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)  Other Plants in the Buckwheat Family
HABIT Herbaceous
GROWTH FORM Upright
RANGE China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russian Federation
FLOWERS Pink
COMMON NAME(S) Bistort | European Bistorta | Easter-ledges
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173934*1 2017 Mordecai Childrens G

 

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