Bistorta officinalis, European bistort - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: European bistort, Snakeroot, Snakeweed

Botanical name & synonyms: Bistorta officinalis, Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta, Bistorta major

Family: Knotweed (Polygonaceae)

• circumpolar in Northern hemisphere
  

• perennial
  

• 30 to 80cm
  

• flower V to VII
  

• plant community: wet meadow
  

• for bees, for butterflies
  

• weight of 1 000 seeds = 5,5 gram