| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Koenigia hookeri (Meisn.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal |
| Bibliography | Taxon 64: 1201 (2015) |
| Native Range | c. China to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-5000m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic or spathulate, 5-10cm, hirsute, entire, densely ciliate, obtuse, inflorescence terminal, paniculate, sparsely ramose, flowers unisexual |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| 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 | Aconogonon hookeri (Meisn.) H.Hara Persicaria acaulis (Hook.f.) Gross Persicaria hookeri (Meisn.) Ronse Decr. Polygonum acaule Hook.f. Polygonum hookeri Meisn. Rheum hirsutum Maxim. ex Franch. Rheum nanum Lingelsh. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |