A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Polygonaceae » Bistorta vivipara
Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre[FNA5, HC2]
alpine bistort, serpent-grass
Publication: Fl. Auvergne, ed. 2. 2: 516. 1800.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA5: "Bistorta vivipara is highly variable morphologically and cytologically. Robust plants with large leaves, compact spikes, and persistent bulblets have been named subsp. macounii. Abortion of stamens, production of bulblets, and the rarity of fruits suggest that reproduction is largely asexual; fruits and seedlings are produced rarely (N. Söyrinki 1989). B. Jonsell and T. Karlsson (2000+, vol. 1) summarized chromosome numbers that include 2n = 66, ca. 77, ca. 80, 88, 99, ca. 100, 110, 120, and ca. 132."
Last updated 2/8/2024 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre ssp. macounii (Small ex J.M. Macoun) Soják
Persicaria vivipara (L.) Ronse Decr.
Polygonum viviparum L.[HC, ILBC4]
Polygonum viviparum L. var. macounii (Small ex J.M. Macoun) Hultén
