Alpine bistort

Quick look

Bistorta vivipara is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the knotweed and buckwheat family Polygonaceae, commonly known as alpine bistort. Scientific synonyms include Bistorta vivipara and Polygonum viviparum. It is common all over the high Arctic through Europe, North America, incl. Greenland, and temperate and tropical Asia.

• It belongs to the Polygonaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 17 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Alaska. ^NatureServe
• In Alaska, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in June–August. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as white. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as mid spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 1 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 642 research-grade sightings of it in Alaska, ranking #66 among the 108 flowers on our Alaska list. ^iNaturalist