| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Bistorta perpusilla (Hook.f.) Greene |
| Synonyms | Polygonum perpusillum Hook.f. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3500-5000m |
| Description | basal leaves in rosette, sessile, narrowly linear, to 2cm long, flowers in pendent, scapose heads |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , 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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