| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Bistorta perpusilla (Hook.f.) Greene |
| Bibliography | Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 21 (1904) |
| Native Range | Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Polygonum perpusillum Hook.f. |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |