Pronunciation: bis-TOR-ta bis-tor-TOE-i-dees
Common name: Western bistort
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Wet meadows and streambanks, 5000'-9000',
montane coniferous forest
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Bistorta
2) bistortoides
Formerly Polygonum bistortoides