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bistort

Scientific Name

Polygonum viviparum and/or bistortoides

Arapaho

no name recalled

Bistort and the Arapaho

Food. The alpine tundra species of bistort (P. viviparum) was pointed out in the field in RMNP by Arapaho elders, and it was noted as having a large root. The root was probably eaten.

Polygonum bistortoides