Common
name: American Bistort
Latin name: Bistorta bistortoides
Annual/Perennial: Perennial Flowers: June to August
Flower size: 1" to 3" long
Found in: Montane to Alpine
Height: 18" - 24"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken: Pleasant Park Road
Pictured
Wildflower: American Bistort - Bistorta bistortoides
Wildflower
Field
notes: American Bistort produces a solitary white
flowers from small grass like stems. Usually once you have found
one American Bistort, you've found a meadow full of them. Look for
them in sunny meadows and open hillsides.
