Bistorta suffulta




Family Polygonaceae
Subfamily Polygonoideae
Scientific name Bistorta suffulta (Maximowicz) Greene ex H. Gross
Synonyms Bistorta franchetiana V. Petrov; Bistorta griffithii (Hooker f.) Grierson; Bistorta majanthemifolia V. Petrov; Polygonum constans Cummins; Polygonum limprichtii Lingelsheim; Polygonum majanthemifolium (V. Petrov) Steward; Polygonum marretii H. Léveillé; Polygonum suffultum Maximowicz
Common name (Japanese common name) kurin-yuki-hude (クリンユキフデ, 九輪雪筆 [meaning: nine-wheels snow white brush])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku
(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 15-35cm tall. Leaves 4-10cm long. Flowers white inflorescence 1-3cm long, white perianths 3-4mm long, flowering in May to July. Perrenial plants.
Reference Bistorta suffulta (Maxim.) Greene ex H. Gross
Polygonum suffultum Maximowicz



April 2008
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April 2006
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June 2009
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June 2009
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