Bistorta officinalis, known as bistort, common bistort, European bistort, or meadow bistort, is a species of flowering plant in the dock family Polygonaceae, native to Europe and northern and western Asia. It is also known by other common names, including snakeroot, snake-root, snakeweed, and Easter-ledges. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 3 Relationship to PeopleEaten or Drunk by People 3 Comparison
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Source Bistorta officinalis (Wikipedia)
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1. Bistorta officinalis (Wikipedia)
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Bistorta officinalis (synonym Persicaria bistorta), known as bistort, common bistort, European bistort, or meadow bistort, is a species of flowering plant in the dock family Polygonaceae native to Europe and northern and western Asia.
Child Taxon Of: Polygonaceae, Introduction
Bistorta officinalis (synonym Persicaria bistorta), known as bistort, common bistort, European bistort, or meadow bistort, is a species of flowering plant in the dock family Polygonaceae native to Europe and northern and western Asia.
View the Source2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Bistorta officinalis
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"habitat": "Terrestrial"
3. Plants For A Future: Bistorta officinalis - Useful Temperate Plants
Plants For A FutureGeneral Information: food
It is sometime harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
General Information: medicine
It is sometime harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
View the Source 4. NatureServe Explorer: Bistorta officinalis
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"roundedGRank": "GNR"
5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Caryophyllales
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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Caryophyllales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
6. Wikipedia: Bistorta officinalis
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7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Bistorta officinalis
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 7925535, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 7925535, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
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They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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