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Bistorta vivipara

(Linnaeus) Delarbre

Viviparous Knotweed

G5Secure Found in 103 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155846
Element CodePDPGN0L2G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygonales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusBistorta
Synonyms
Persicaria vivipara(L.) S.F. GrayPolygonum fugaxSmallPolygonum viviparumL.
Other Common Names
alpine bistort (EN) Alpine Bistort (EN) Renouée vivipare (FR) Serpent-grass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 5, 2005) transfers Polygonum vivparum to Bistorta vivipara.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-08-25
Change Date1984-06-25
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MaineS1Yes
MontanaS4Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
VermontSXYes
UtahSNRYes
NevadaS1Yes
WyomingS4Yes
New HampshireS1Yes
IdahoSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
MichiganS1Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
MinnesotaS2Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS1Yes
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
LabradorS5Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
New BrunswickS1Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
NunavutS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (103)
Alaska (44)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Brabazon AdditionTongass National Forest498,819
CalderTongass National Forest9,857
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
HardingTongass National Forest174,349
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
ManzanitaTongass National Forest8,401
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North ClevelandTongass National Forest105,288
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North KupreanofTongass National Forest114,660
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Outer IslandsTongass National Forest99,862
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
SpiresTongass National Forest533,746
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Upper SitukTongass National Forest16,789
Windham-Port HoughtonTongass National Forest161,952
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
Colorado (4)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Montana (16)
AreaForestAcres
BeartoothGallatin National Forest5,285
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
North AbsarokaGallatin National Forest159,075
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
Proposed Line Creek PrnaCuster National Forest389
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
Silver KingBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest64,289
Stony MountainBitterroot National Forest44,057
Storm LakeBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest9,324
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
New Hampshire (3)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
New Mexico (7)
AreaForestAcres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Cruces BasinCarson National Forest5,244
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
Oser MesaCarson National Forest2,840
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Wheeler Peak WildernessCarson National Forest2,677
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hurricane CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,606
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
HancockDixie National Forest9,809
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Washington (4)
AreaForestAcres
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
TiffanyOkanogan National Forest22,045
Wyoming (20)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
East Fork EncampmentMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,445
Encampment River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest4,996
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Illinois CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest6,711
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Little BighornBighorn National Forest133,949
Middle ForkMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest13,238
Mosquito Lake - Seven LakesBridger-Teton National Forest51,950
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
Rock CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest18,874
Rock CreekBighorn National Forest48,657
Sibley LakeBighorn National Forest10,367
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
Walker PrairieBighorn National Forest62,434
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.