Plant
American bistort
Polygonum bistortoides
Habitat
Weippe Prairie
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1805-09-22
Found in western mountains, natives ate the root of this plant either raw or cooked, and ground dried seeds into flour.
In the NPS atlas of species the expedition described
American bistort
Noted in Weippe Praire. Found in western mountains, natives ate the root of this plant either raw or cooked, and ground dried seeds into flour.
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
