| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygonum biaristatum Aitch. & Hemsl. |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 90 (1880) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to ne. & e. Afghanistan and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |