Also called: American Bistort and Mountain Doc
Scientific Name: Polygonum bistortoides
Seen on Hike to McNiel Point 8/8/13
The Western Bistort is a perennial member of the buckwheat family.
However, the leaves are not retained year to year.
The flowers are white or pinkish in dense thick spike.
Flowers have 5 lobes fused only at base, and
eight stamens sticking out, giving the flower a fuzzy look
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