| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Bistorta plumosa (Small) Greene |
| Synonyms | Polygonum plumosum Small |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
| Description | basal leaves elliptic to lanceolate, 2-10cm, obtuse, at base cuneate or rounded, petiolate, stem leaves lanceolate, acute, petiolate, inflorescence dense, spicate, 4-6cm long |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | bright pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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-Temperate
Siberia (Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (British Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
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