Bistort, Meadow Bistort, Pink Plumes, Snakeroot, Snakeweed
Bistorta plumosa
Synonyms: Bistorta major ssp. plumosum, Polygonum bistorta ssp. plumosum, Polygonum bistorta var. plumosum, Polygonum plumosum
Pink plumes as seen on tundra atop Quigley Ridge, Denali National Park and Preserve...............June 18, 2012. Netted willow (Salix reticulata) and bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum) can also be seen clustered at its base..
A close-up of the inflorescence of pink plumes as seen on tundra atop Quigley Ridge, Denali National Park and Preserve...............June 18, 2012.
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Pink plumes as seen along the Taiga Trail at Camp Denali, Denali National Park and Preserve............June 16, 2012.
Pink plumes from Thorofare Pass, Denali National Park..............June
26, 2002.
Pink plumes from Camp Ridge, above Camp Denali.............June
22, 2002.
Paul Slichter
