Polygonum bistorta Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 360. 1753.

"Habitat in montibus Helvetiae, Austriae, Galliae." RCN: 2853.

Lectotype (Jonsell & Jarvis in Nordic J. Bot. 14: 153. 1994): Herb. Linn. No. 510.3 (LINN) .

Current name: Persicaria bistorta (L.) Samp. ( Polygonaceae).