PLANTS Profile for Polygonum bistorta var. bistorta (meadow bistort)

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PLANTS Profile

Polygonum bistorta L. var. bistorta
meadow bistort

Symbol:

POBIB2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

More Information:

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Polygonum bistorta L. var. bistorta

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Synonyms:
Polygonum bistorta L. var. bistorta

PEBI7

Persicaria bistorta (L.) Samp.

Distribution:
Polygonum bistorta L. var. bistorta


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (MA, ME, VT), CAN (NF, NS)

Related Taxa:
Polygonum bistorta L. var. bistorta

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum, 2 varieties in Polygonum bistorta L.

Classification:
Polygonum bistorta L. var. bistorta

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Polygonales
Family	Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus	Polygonum L. – knotweed
Species	Polygonum bistorta L. – meadow bistort
Variety	Polygonum bistorta L. var. bistorta – meadow bistort

Introduced Information:
Polygonum bistorta L. var. bistorta

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum bistorta L. var. bistorta

Polygonum bistorta:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum bistorta L. var. bistorta

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529775.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 06:09 AM MDT