Polygonum bistorta L.

Spice

Family: POLYGONACEAE

Genus: Polygonum

Catalan common name: Bistorta.

Spanish common name: Bistorta. Bistorta menor. Suelda colorada.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Girona. Lleida.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Boreo-alpine

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Megaforbic communities. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Mesophyll mountainous grasslands.