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bistortoides

Taxon

Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small

Protologue Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 57. 1906BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1054).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1054).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1064).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1064).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1065).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1065).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1063).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1063).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1070).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1070).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1055).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1055).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1057).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1057).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1059).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1059).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1062).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1062).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1068).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1068).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1053).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1053).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1069).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1069).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1067).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1067).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1066).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1066).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1058).JPG

Bistorta bistortoides, Davidson 14243--OR. Harney Co. Steens Mtn. July 2021. DSC09986 (1058).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygonum bistortoides--ID. Valley Co. Hwy 55, 3 mi. n. of Cascade.  9 May 04. 018.jpg

Polygonum bistortoides--ID. Valley Co. Hwy 55, 3 mi. n. of Cascade. 9 May 04. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polygonum bistortoides--ID. Valley Co. Hwy 55, 3 mi. n. of Cascade.  9 May 04. 020.jpg

Polygonum bistortoides--ID. Valley Co. Hwy 55, 3 mi. n. of Cascade. 9 May 04. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygonum bistortoides--ID. Valley Co. Hwy 55, 3 mi. n. of Cascade.  9 May 04. 017.jpg

Polygonum bistortoides--ID. Valley Co. Hwy 55, 3 mi. n. of Cascade. 9 May 04. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygonum bistortoides--ID. Valley Co. Hwy 55, 3 mi. n. of Cascade.  9 May 04. 021.jpg

Polygonum bistortoides--ID. Valley Co. Hwy 55, 3 mi. n. of Cascade. 9 May 04. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polygonum bistortoides--ID. Valley Co. Hwy 55, 3 mi. n. of Cascade.  9 May 04. 016.jpg

Polygonum bistortoides--ID. Valley Co. Hwy 55, 3 mi. n. of Cascade. 9 May 04. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

May 9, 2004

Location

United States, Idaho, Valley (Cascade)

44.158, -116.118361

Location Remarks

Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 14243

July 23, 2021

Location

United States, Oregon, Harney (Princeton)

42.666944, -118.711194

Location Remarks

South Steens Mountain Loop, c. 6 km east of bridge at Donner and Blitzen River. 1806 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Charlotte M. Taylor, Roy E. Gereau, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Glacially scoured rock field with runoff channel (streamlet) running among the boulders. Headwaters of the Little Blitzen River.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Polygonaceae

Genus

Bistorta

Specific Epithet

bistortoides

Authorship

(Pursh) Small

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 8.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#78,621 of 335,497

Top 24%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →