alpine bistort.
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Alpine Bistort — Taxobox name = Alpine Bistort image width = 250px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Polygonaceae genus = Polygonum binomial = Polygonum viviparum binomial authority = L. synonyms =… … Wikipedia
alpine bistort — noun : a slender perennial herb (Bistorta vivipara) with oblong leaves and reddish white flowers found in northern regions * * * Alpine bistort, a dwarf species of the bistort … Useful english dictionary
alpine bistort. — See under bistort (def. 2) … Useful english dictionary
bistort — /ˈbɪstɔt/ (say bistawt) noun 1. a European perennial herb, Polygonum bistorta, with a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent. 2. a plant of other allied species, as Virginia bistort, P. virginianum, and Alpine bistort, P.… …
bistort — /bis tawrt/, n. 1. Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent. 2. any of several related plants, as P. viviparum (alpine bistort). [1570… … Universalium
bistort — [bis′tôrt΄] n. [MFr bistorte < OFr < ML bistorta, lit., twice twisted < L bis, double (see BINARY) + tortus, pp. of torquere, to twist] any of several perennial northern and alpine plants (genus Polygonum) of the buckwheat family, whose… … English World dictionary
Polygonum — Knotgrass redirects here. For the moth, see Acronicta rumicis. Polygonum Polygonum coccineum Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Polygonum viviparum — ID 66583 Symbol Key POVI3 Common Name alpine bistort Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AZ, CO, ID, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, VT, WA, WY Growth … USDA Plant Characteristics
Persicaria — Taxobox name = Persicaria image width = 240px image caption = Flowering spike of Persicaria maculata regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Polygonaceae genus = Persicaria genus authority … Wikipedia
Flora of Svalbard — There are 164 vascular plant species on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. This figure does not include algae, mosses, and lichens, which are non vascular plants. For an island so far north, 164 species constitutes an astonishing… … Wikipedia
