Bistorta officinalis
Bistort, Common Bistort
Other regional names: Easter Ledges +4 more
- Easter Ledges
- European Bistort
- European Bistorta
- Meadow Bistort
- Snakeweed
Also known as: Bistorta major subsp. major +5 more
- Bistorta major subsp. major
- Bistorta pacifica (Petrov ex Kom.) Kom. ex Kitag.
- Persicaria bistorta subsp. bistorta
- Polygonum bistorta subsp. bistorta
- Polygonum bistorta var. bistorta
- Polygonum ussuriense f. tomentellum Kom.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Bistorta officinalis (commonly known as Bistort or Common Bistort) is a rhizomatous plant within the Polygonaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Manchuria, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Maine, Massachusetts, Newfoundland, Norway, Nova Scotia, Sweden, Vermont
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms