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Bistorta plumosa
Bistorta plumosa is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. Common names for Bistorta Plumosa include meadow bistort. Bistorta plumosa is monoecious, with flowers containing both male and female reproductive parts that are pollinated by insects. Birstorta plumosa flowers annually in the summer months from May to June and can be found in habitats ranging from moist to dry sites and tundra in North America, Alaska, Yukon, the Northwest Territory, and East Asia.
Bistorta plumosa has an arctic-alpine distribution, and is endemic to Beringia, both Alaska and Siberia. It is found at elevations ranging from 289 m to 1575 m and is more commonly found on north facing slopes. Bistorta plumosa is an important plant in alpine tundra ecosystems.
Bistorta plumosa's leaves contain high vitamin A and C content and are eaten as a vegetable similar to spinach. Bistorta plumosa been historically used by Alaskan Natives as a dietary aide and made into stew by boiling the roots Bistorta plumosa has been used as a model organism in studies of plant physiology, specifically carbon assimilation rates.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bistorta plumosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
