Bistorta amplexicaulis

 Bistorta amplexicaulis (synonym Persicaria amplexicaulis), the red bistort[2] or mountain fleece, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family, native to China, the Himalayas, and Pakistan. It is a damp-loving herbaceous perennial growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall and wide, with heart-shaped pointed leaves, downy beneath, and narrow spikes of rose-red or white flowers in summer.[3][4]

Bistorta amplexicaulis
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail' - J. C. Raulston Arboretum - DSC06210.JPG
Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Polygonaceae
Genus:Bistorta
Species:
B. amplexicaulis
Binomial name
Bistorta amplexicaulis
(D. Don) Greene[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Bistorta henryi Yonek. & H.Ohashi
  • Bistorta oxyphylla (Wall. ex Meisn.) Greene
  • Bistorta petiolata (D.Don) Petrov
  • Bistorta speciosa Greene
  • Persicaria amplexicaulis (D.Don) Ronse Decr.
  • Polygonum amplexicaule D.Don
  • Polygonum oxyphyllum Wall. ex Meisn.
  • Polygonum petiolatum D.Don

Numerous cultivars have been developed for garden use, including 'Firetail'.[5]

EtymologyEdit

The specific epithet amplexicaulis means "clasping or embracing the stem", and refers to the leaves' habit of growing around the stem.[6]

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