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{{Inc| Bistorta amplexicaulis (Polygonum amplexicaule, Don. P. oxyphyllum, Wall. P. multiflorum. Hort.). Mountain Fleece. Strong-growing tufted green-stemmed perennial with slender fl.-sts. 2-3 ft. tall from a woody branching rootstock: lvs. cordate-ovate to cordate-lanceolate, short-petioled or clasping, the margin wavy and crenulate, long- acuminate; sheaths 1-2 in. long and split or lacerate: fls. rose-red or white, rather large (sometimes l/4 in. diam.) in strict long-peduncled spikes 2-6 in. long, the stamens 8 and exserted, the achene trigonous. Himalaya, from 6,000-13,000 ft. altitude. B.R. 25:46. B.M. 6500.—An excellent border perennial, blooming in midsummer. Some, at least, of the plants that have been cult, as mountain fleece are a native polygonum (P. Muhlenbergii), which grows nearly throughout N. Amer. including Mex. Var. speciosum, Hook. f. (P. speciosum, Wall.), has larger deep purplish redor claret- colored fls. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}} ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}} ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}} ==Species==  ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}} <gallery> File:IMG 0007 nybg09.jpg| Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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