Bistorta officinalis (synonym Persicaria bistorta), known as bistort, common bistort, European bistort, or meadow bistort, is a species of flowering plant in the dock family Polygonaceae native to Europe and northern and western Asia. Other common names include snakeroot, snake-root, snakeweed, and Easter-ledges.
biStorta officinalIs (synOnYm persIcAriA bisTorta), knoWn aS bistORt, comMon BistoRt, EuropeaN biStorT oR MeaDow BisTorT, IS A species of FLowerinG plAnT in the docK familY pOlyGonACeAe natIVe To euRope aNd noRtHeRn AND wEstern Asia. oTher coMmoN NAmeS include SnaKeroot, snake-root, snaKewEeD, And easTER-ledges.