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Bistorta bistortoides

Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small

Also indexed asAmerican bistortwestern bistortsmokeweedmountain meadow knotweedmountain buckwheatmountain meadow buckwheatsmartweedbistort
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusBistorta
Use categories1
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusBistorta
Scientific name with authorshipBistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small

Indexed scientific synonyms

Bistorta bernardina (Greene) GreeneBistorta bistortoides var. oblongifolia (Meisn.) MoldenkeBistorta calophylla GreeneBistorta cephalophora (Greene) GreeneBistorta glastifolia (Greene) GreeneBistorta jejuna (Greene) GreeneBistorta leptophylla GreeneBistorta lilacina GreeneBistorta linearifolia (Greene) GreeneBistorta scaberula GreeneBistorta vulcanica (Greene) GreenePersicaria bistortoides (Pursh) H.R.HindsPolygonum bernardinum GreenePolygonum bistorta var. linearifolium S.WatsonPolygonum bistorta var. oblongifolium Meisn.Polygonum bistortoides PurshPolygonum bistortoides var. linearifolium (S.Watson) SmallPolygonum bistortoides var. oblongifolium (Meisn.) H.St.JohnPolygonum calophyllum (Greene) FeddePolygonum cephalophorum GreenePolygonum glastifolium GreenePolygonum jejunum GreenePolygonum leptophyllum (Greene) FeddePolygonum lilacinum (Greene) FeddePolygonum linearifolium GreenePolygonum scaberulum (Greene) FeddePolygonum vulcanicum Greene

Documented use categories

Medicine

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier33310-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.