common bistort
Persicaria bistorta (L.) Samp.
Persicaria bistorta (L.) Samp., known as common bistort, is a flowering plant in the Polygonaceae family, native to Europe and parts of Asia. It is also referred to by several other common names, including snakeroot and Easter-ledges.
Description
Persicaria bistorta is a species of flowering plant in the dock family, Polygonaceae. It is native to Europe and northern and western Asia. The plant is commonly known as common bistort, and also goes by the names snakeroot, snake-root, snakeweed, and Easter-ledges. The species was published in 1913.
Other common names
common bistort
Synonyms
Polygonum bistortaBistorta major var. ovataBistorta major var. pacificaBistorta vulgarisBistorta vulgaris var. nitensBistorta vulgaris var. pacificaBistorta officinalis subsp. japonicaBistorta officinalis subsp. pacificaBistorta abbreviataBistorta carneaBistorta ensigeraBistorta lapidosaBistorta majorBistorta major subsp. carneaBistorta major subsp. cordifoliaBistorta major subsp. ellipticaBistorta major subsp. ensigeraBistorta major subsp. nitensBistorta major subsp. plumosaBistorta nitensBistorta officinalisBistorta pacificaBistorta pacifica var. tomentellaBistorta pacifica f. velutinaBistorta plumosaBistorta subauriculataColubrina intortaBistorta ellipticaPolygonum lapidosumPolygonum bistorta subsp. plumosum