| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Bistorta macrophylla (D.Don) Soják |
| Synonyms | Polygonum macrophyllum D.Don |
| Polygonum gracillimum Spreng. | |
| Polygonum splendens Klotzsch | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-5000m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblong to linear-lanceolate, 3-10cm, abaxially grey-green, adaxially green, glabrous, acute, inflorescence terminal, shortly spicate, 15-25mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pinkish, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
macrophylla stenophylla (Meisn.) Miyamoto, Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo, B 26(3): 97 (2000)
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