Bistorta vivipara merupakan tumbuhan menahun dari famili Polygonaceae. Tumbuhan ini berasal dari bioma beriklim dingin (subalpin atau subarktik) di kawasan subarktik dan subalpin. Nama ilmiah Bistorta vivipara pertama kali dipublikasikan pada tahun 1800.
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