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Polygonum bistorta L.
meadow bistort

       
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Photo of Polygonum bistorta L.
Margaret Williams. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Polygonum bistorta L.

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Distribution:
Polygonum bistorta L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, MA, ME, VT), CAN (NF, NS, NT, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Polygonum bistorta L.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 80 species in Polygonum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Polygonum bistorta L. var. bistorta. .
Polygonum bistorta var. bistorta
meadow bistort
Distribution of Polygonum bistorta L. var. plumosum (Small) B. Boivin. .
Polygonum bistorta var. plumosum
meadow bistort
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Polygonum bistorta L.

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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
 

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.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

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

 

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).

 
 
Time Generated: 09/22/2008 10:53 AM MDT