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| Accession No. | 09789 |
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| Family | Polygonaceae |
| Species | Polygonum viviparum L. |
| Common name | "alpine bistort" |
| Collector Information | J.G. Harris (3692) 25 July 2004 , with D.L. Taylor |
| Geography | Canada, Northwest Territories, |
| Lat./Long. | 70° 29' 39" N, 128° 5 ' 0.01" W at 16 feet (4 m) |
| Locality | Cape Bathurst Peninsula, ca 10 km SSW of Cape Bathurst. |
| Ecology | frost heaves on ice wedge polygons, arctic tundra. |
Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):
Polygonum viviparum L.
Bistorta vivipara (L.) S.F. Gray
Polygonum fugax Small
Polygonum macounii Small ex Macoun
Polygonum viviparum var. alpinum Wahlenb.
Polygonum viviparum var. macounii (Small ex Macoun) Hultén
Common Name(s): alpine bistort, serpent-grass, viviparous bistort.
Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=20864, click for more information and references)
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Polygonales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonum
Species: Polygonum viviparum
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| Accession | Name | Dist., dir. |
|---|---|---|
| 09712 | Alopecurus alpinus var. alpinus "Mountain foxtail" | same section |
| 09833 | Androsace chamaejasme var. arctica | same section |
| 09711 | Arctagrostis latifolia "wide-leaf polargrass" | same section |
| 09684 | Astragalus alpinus "alpine milkvetch" | same section |
| 09703 | Braya glabella ssp. glabella "smooth northern rockcress" | same section |
| 12041 | Braya glabella ssp. glabella "smooth northern rockcress" | same section |
| 09834 | Cardamine digitata "Richardson's bittercress" | same section |
| 10005 | Cardamine pratensis var. angustifolia "cuckoo flower" | same section |
| 09718 | Cardamine pratensis var. angustifolia "cuckoo flower" | same section |
| 09702 | Cerastium beeringianum "mouse-ear chickweed" | same section |
| 09706 | Draba corymbosa "flat-top draba" | same section |
| 09699 | Eriophorum scheuchzeri "white cottongrass" | same section |
| 09704 | Oxyria digyna "alpine mountainsorrel" | same section |
| 09685 | Oxytropis borealis var. borealis "boreal locoweed" | same section |
| 09687 | Oxytropis maydelliana ssp. melanocephala | same section |
| 09700 | Papaver radicatum "rooted poppy" | same section |
| 09697 | Pedicularis capitata "capitate lousewort" | same section |
| 09787 | Pedicularis sudetica "sudetic lousewort" | same section |
| 09701 | Phlox richardsonii "Richardson's phlox" | same section |
| 09707 | Poa arctica ssp. arctica "arctic bluegrass" | same section |
| 09831 | Potentilla pulchella "pretty cinquefoil" | same section |
| 09698 | Primula borealis "northern primrose" | same section |
| 09694 | Primula stricta "strict primrose" | same section |
| 09825 | Salix arctica | same section |
| 09693 | Saxifraga caespitosa ssp. caespitosa "tufted saxifrage" | same section |
| 09786 | Saxifraga cernua "nodding saxifrage" | same section |
| 09692 | Saxifraga cernua "nodding saxifrage" | same section |
| 09716 | Saxifraga hirculus var. propinqua | same section |
| 09788 | Saxifraga oppositifolia "purple mountain saxifrage" | same section |
| 09832 | Saxifraga serpyllifolia "thymeleaf saxifrage" | same section |
| 09705 | Senecio atropurpureus "arctic groundsel" | same section |
| 09790 | Senecio integerriums var. exaltatus "Columbia ragwort" | same section |
| 09785 | Silene uralensis ssp. uralensis "apetalous catchfly" | same section |
| Name | County | Dist., dir. | Elevation (ft.) | 7.5' Quad Name |
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