Polygonum bistorta L.
meadow bistort
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Polygonum bistorta L.
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Distribution:
Polygonum bistorta L.
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USA (AK , MA , ME , VT ), CAN (NF, NS, NT, YT)
Related Taxa:
Polygonum bistorta L.
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33 genera in Polygonaceae ,
80 species in Polygonum
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Native
Introduced
Classification:
Polygonum bistorta L.
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Classification Report.
Introduced Information:
Polygonum bistorta L.
This plant is introduced to the United States
from another country or countries. Click on link below for a
partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.
Wetland Indicator Status:
Polygonum bistorta 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
FACW
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
FAC
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Polygonum bistorta 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 (http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=birds.plants , 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.
More Accounts and Images:
Polygonum bistorta L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20850.
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).