Polygonum viviparum L.
alpine bistort
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Bistorta vivipara
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Synonyms:
Polygonum viviparum L.
BIVI2
Bistorta vivipara (L.) Gray
PEVI19
Persicaria vivipara (L.) Ronse Decr.
POFU3
Polygonum fugax Small
POMA28
Polygonum macounii Small ex Macoun
POVIA
Polygonum viviparum L. var. alpinum Wahlenb.
POVIM2
Polygonum viviparum L. var. macounii (Small ex Macoun) Hultén
Distribution:
Polygonum viviparum L.
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USA (AK , AZ, CO , ID , ME , MI , MN , MT , NH , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , VT , WA , WY ), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
Related Taxa:
Polygonum viviparum L.
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33 genera in Polygonaceae ,
80 species in Polygonum
Classification:
Polygonum viviparum L.
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Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polygonum viviparum L.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum viviparum L.
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
FAC
NO
FACW
FACW
NO
NO
FAC*
FAC+
FAC
NO
FAC
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Polygonum viviparum L.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan
Low
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife (AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife , 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.
More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum viviparum L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20864.
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.