Polygonum bistorta

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q12954907
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Summary

Polygonum bistorta is a taxon[1]. It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: synonym[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • Parent taxon: Polygonum[5]
  • Taxon name: Polygonum bistorta[6]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[7], food[8]
  • Commons category: Bistorta officinalis[9]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(1)[10]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=29240[11]
  • Short name: P. bistorta[12]
  • Taxon common name: meadow bistort[13], isokonnantatar[14], 拳蓼[15], 拳参[16], Salgadina[17], kačja dresen[18]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[19]
  • Taxon range: People's Republic of China[20]
  • Taxon synonym of: Bistorta officinalis[21]
  • Replaced synonym of: Bistorta officinalis[22]
  • Basionym of: Persicaria bistorta[23]

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Identifiers

Polygonum bistorta's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 242366[24]. Polygonum bistorta's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5334323[25]. Polygonum bistorta's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20850[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Flora of North America. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(1). wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Checklist of tracheophyte in Heilongjiang Province. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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