| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Bistorta purpureonervosa (A.J.Li) Yonekura & H.Ohashi |
| Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 72: 158 (1997) |
| Native Range | sc. China (Sichuan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4000-4800m |
| Description | stems purple-red, leaves petiolate, elliptic, 3-5cm long, coriaceous, purple red veined, obtuse, inflorescence shortly spicate, 2-3cm long, bracts brown, ovate, acuminate |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | 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 | Polygonum purpureonervosum A.J.Li |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |