Bistorta
Encyclopedia
Bistorta is a genus
of flowering plants in the Polygonaceae
family, often included in Polygonum
or in Persicaria
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plants in the Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae is a family of flowering plants known informally as the "knotweed family" or "smartweed family"— "buckwheat family" in the United States. The name is based on the genus Polygonum and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 in his book, Genera Plantarum. The name refers...
family, often included in Polygonum
Polygonum
Polygonum is a genus in the Polygonaceae family. Common names include knotweed, knotgrass, bistort, tear-thumb, mile-a-minute, and several others. In the Middle English glossary of herbs "Alphita" , it was known as ars-smerte. There have been various opinions about how broadly the genus should be...
or in Persicaria
Persicaria
Persicaria is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae, collectively known as smartweeds or pinkweeds. The genus was formerly included in the genus Polygonum.The genus includes both annuals and perennials...
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Selected species
- Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small
- Bistorta officinalisBistorta officinalisBistorta officinalis is a species of flowering plants in the Polygonaceae family, often included in Polygonum or in Persicaria.- References :* *...
Delarbre - Bistorta plumosa (Small) Greene
- Bistorta vivipara (Linnaeus) Delarbre