Persicaria bistorta (L.) Samp.
(Common Bistort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPersicaria bistorta (Common Bistort)
GenusPersicaria (knotweeds)
FamilyPOLYGONACEAE (docks and knotgrasses)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Persicaria bistorta (Common Bistort) :
1: Persicaria bistorta (Common Bistort)
22 May 2015 OSGR: SD76 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
extensive colonies in churchyard
Image 1: Flower bud - close-upImage 2: Flowers - close-upImage 3: Large colony, mown to keep it in placeImage 4: LeavesImage 5: Plants - close-up
2: Persicaria bistorta (Common Bistort)
17 Jun 1974 OSGR: SE26 54° 0’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England

by roadside

specimen with a few branches

Image 1: Inflorescence

Persicaria bistorta (Common Bistort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Persicaria bistorta (Common Bistort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Persicaria bistorta (Common Bistort)
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