General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 12 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Western Bistort
  • American Bistort
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Bistorta bistortoides
  • Synonym: Polygonum bistortoides

Photo Gallery
Location: Beartooth Range in Wyoming
Date: 2013-07-25
Location: Beartooth Range in Wyoming
Date: 2013-07-25
Location: Beartooth Range in Wyoming
Date: 2013-07-25
Location: Beartooth Range in Wyoming
Date: 2013-07-25
Location: Lakes Trail, Mount Rainier National Park
Date: 2015-02-01
Photo courtesy of: J.Brew
Location: Beartooth Range in Wyoming
Date: 2013-07-25
Location: Mount Baker Wilderness
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Mount Baker Wilderness
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Beartooth Range in Wyoming
Date: 2013-07-25
Location: Olympic National Park
photo credit: Walter Siegmund

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