| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Bistorta stenophylla (Meisn.) Greene |
| Bibliography | Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 21 (1904) |
| Native Range | c. China to c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-4800m |
| Description | basal leaves linear-lanceolate, 2-5mm across, adaxially glabrous, cuneate, acute, stem leaves subsessile, linear, inflorescence terminal, shortly spicate, 1-3cm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white, pinkish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Bistorta macrophylla var. stenophylla (Meisn.) Miyam. Polygonum macrophyllum var. stenophyllum (Meisn.) A.J.Li Polygonum stenophyllum Meisn. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHM Manchuria) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal) |