Bistorta officinalis Delarbre

Common Bistort

Polygonaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Polygonaceae (Knotgrass family)
Genus: Bistorta (Bistort)

Synonyms

Bistorta officinalis
Bistorta major
Persicaria bistorta
Polygonum bistorta

Related species

Bistorta officinalis Delarbre - Common Bistort
Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre - Alpine Bistort

Traits


    30–120 cm tall. plants: without bulbils. inflorescence: terminal, spike- or dense-panicle-like, 1–2 cm broad, densely flowered. flowers: pink. perianth: 5‑leaved. nectar-glands: at the floral-axis. stamina: 4–8. anthers: whitish to reddish. styli: 3, not fused. stigm...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Bistorta officinalis

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Bistorta officinalis

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Bistorta officinalis

Bistorta officinalis

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths

  • in moist to wet habitats

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