The queue (Persicaria bistorta), also meadow mentioned, belongs to the family of the (Polygonaceae). The kind is called also Schlangenwurz, although under this name also the Drachenwurz is led. It give several synonymous scientific names: Polygonum bistorta L., Bistorta officinalis Delarbre, Bistorta major S.F.Gray. In the vernacular the plant is called because of its also toothbrush.

Description

It is a of several years, 20 to 100 cm high plant with upright, normal The rosafarbenen blooms are 4 to 5 mm long and are located in close cylindrical illusory ears, which become long about 2 to 7 cm. The bloom possesses 8 and 3 stylus. The nut fruits are three sharp-edged. The Spreite of the is oval to oblong and becomes long to 15 cm. The top side is dark-green, the lower surface bluish green.

The Rhizom is queue-like wound. From this also the name is derived.

Occurrence

Moistens humus soils, which are rich at nitrogen and mineral connections. One finds it particularly in damp meadows of the valleys up to the alpine stage. The plant is almost zirkumpolar common. In Europe this kind is missing to a large extent in Scandinavia. In the south it is represented only in mountains. The flowers from July to Septembers.

It belongs to the pointer plants for wetness.

Use

The queue is used also as game vegetables, which strong-calibrate roots become thereby converted to Frikadellen. These contain oxalic acid and Vitamin C and above all Gerbstoffe beside coal hydrates also. Further also the sheets are prepared such as spinach.

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