General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Plant Height: 8 to 30 inches
Fruit: Showy
Other: Small, flat, glossy black nut.
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Taproot
Uses: Culinary Herb
Edible Parts: Leaves
Roots
Eating Methods: Cooked

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Common names
  • Dragonwort
  • Easter Ledges
  • Snake Weed
  • Meadow Bistort
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Bistorta officinalis subsp. officinalis
  • Synonym: Polygonum bistorta
  • Synonym: Persicaria bistorta
  • Synonym: Polygonum ensigerum

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