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Bistorta
Also called Bistorts
Bistorta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygonaceae. As of February 2019 about 40 species are accepted. It has been supported as a separate clade by molecular phylogenetic analysis. Bistorta species are native throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, as far south as Mexico in North America and Thailand in Asia.
Bistorta abukumensis · Himalayan Fleeceflower · Red Bistort · American bistort · Bistorta griffithii · White Bistort · Bistorta macrophylla · Asian Bistort · Adderwort · Meadow Bistort · Early Blooming Bistort · Bistorta vacciniifolia
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