| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Bistorta affinis (D.Don) Greene |
| Bibliography | Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 21 (1904) |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3000-4900m |
| Description | basal leaves shortly petiolate, oblanceolate or lanceolate, 5-10cm, abaxially grey-green, glabrous, acute, inflorescence terminal, spicate, erect, dense, 3-6cm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Persicaria affinis (D.Don) Ronse Decr. Polygonum affine D.Don Polygonum brunonis Wall. Polygonum donianum Spreng. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |