Bistorta vivipara (Polygonum fugax)

Family: Polygonaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Polygonum fugax is a PERENNIAL. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant flavour. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; Seed - raw or cooked.; It is rather small and fiddly to utilize.; Root - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Moist tundra, meadows and streambanks to alpine slopes. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)