| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygonum biaristatum Aitch. & Hemsl. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-5000m |
| Description | leaves 7-10mm, elliptic-obovate, acute to mucronate, sessile, coriaceous, margins revolute, inflorescence 1-2-flowered, flowers 1-2mm, subsessile |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
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