Bistorta bistortoides

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q18079229
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Bistorta bistortoides

Summary

Bistorta bistortoides is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bistorta bistortoides's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bistorta bistortoides is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Bistorta bistortoides is classified within Bistorta[5].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's scientific name is Bistorta bistortoides[6].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's Commons category is recorded as Bistorta bistortoides[7].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's has basionym is recorded as Polygonum bistortoides[8].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bistorta bistortoides[9].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's Commons gallery is recorded as Bistorta bistortoides[10].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's taxon synonym is recorded as Polygonum bistortoides[11].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=448787[12].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. bistortoides'}[13].
  • Bistorta bistortoides is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American bistort'}[14].
  • Bistorta bistortoides is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bistort'}[15].
  • Bistorta bistortoides is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'western bistort'}[16].
  • Bistorta bistortoides is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'smartweed'}[17].
  • Bistorta bistortoides is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'knotweed'}[18].
  • Bistorta bistortoides is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'snakeweed'}[19].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's flower color is recorded as white[20].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's flower color is recorded as pinkish[21].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as secure[22].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's has fruit type is recorded as 3-sided achene[23].
  • Bistorta bistortoides's fruit color is recorded as yellow-brown[24].

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Classification

Bistorta bistortoides's scientific name is Bistorta bistortoides[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Bistorta[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American bistort'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bistort'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'western bistort'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'smartweed'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'knotweed'}[18], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'snakeweed'}[19].

Identifiers

Bistorta bistortoides's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 75770[25]. Bistorta bistortoides's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1955336[26]. Bistorta bistortoides's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2889291[27]. Bistorta bistortoides's ITIS TSN is recorded as 509552[28].

Why It Matters

Bistorta bistortoides ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #1,622 of 195,241).[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Tropicos. wikidata.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Colorado Plant Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Colorado Plant Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Colorado Plant Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Colorado Plant Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Colorado Plant Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Colorado Plant Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Colorado Plant Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . Colorado Plant Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . explorer.natureserve.org. explorer.natureserve.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Colorado Plant Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Colorado Plant Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has fruit type → 3-sided achene
    Has basionym → Polygonum bistortoides
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Bistorta
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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