{"id":1224,"date":"2020-05-13T14:12:26","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T21:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alpineplants\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2021-08-08T11:56:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T18:56:30","slug":"bistorta-affinis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alpineplants\/2020\/05\/13\/bistorta-affinis\/","title":{"rendered":"Bistorta affinis<\/em> (D.Don) Greene"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WFO reports this name as ambiguous, see below; Potentially Bistorta officinalis<\/em> (a European Bistort)<\/p>\n

Common name<\/strong>: Himalayan fleeceflower; Bistort<\/p>\n

Family<\/strong>: Polygonaceae<\/p>\n

Information<\/strong>: “A common alpine and subalpine species, grows on open slopes, edges and rocky places on higher altitudes from 3000-4800 m, quite variable especially in the habit, leaf and peduncle length.” (Flora of Pakistan 2021)
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Related species of bistort: The rhizome is used for making tea and used in the same way as that of the following species, Bistorta amplexicaulis<\/em>. (MBG-Flora of Pakistan 2021)<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo<\/strong>: Mesic mid slope, Deosai plateau NE facing edge, 4300 m. Jul 2016. Species ID #99; photos DSC-1027-8. N Hewitt<\/p>\n

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Sources and additional resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

GBIF Secretariat (2021). Bistorta affinis <\/i>(D.Don) Greene. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset http:\/\/legacy.tropicos.org\/Name\/50133719?projectid=32<\/a> Accessed 18 Jul 2021.
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Missouri Botanical Garden (2021).\u00a0Bistorta affinis <\/i>(D.Don) Greene.<\/span> in Tropicos Flora of Pakistan. Online at: http:\/\/legacy.tropicos.org\/Name\/50311235?projectid=32<\/a> Accessed 8 Aug 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Polunin, O. and A. Stainton (1999). Flowers of the Himalaya. Oxford University Press, Delhi. Entry 1183 (p. 343; plate 106).<\/p>\n

WFO (2021) Bistorta affinis<\/em> (D.Don) Greene. Published on the Internet;
\nhttp:\/\/www.worldfloraonline.org\/taxon\/wfo-0000566095<\/a>. Accessed on: 18 Jul 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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