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Koenigia islandica L.
island purslane

       
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Line Drawing of Koenigia islandica L.
Macounastrum islandicum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 647. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Koenigia islandica L.

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Synonyms:
Koenigia islandica L.

  MAIS Macounastrum islandicum (L.) Small
 

Distribution:
Koenigia islandica L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CO, MT, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, YT), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Koenigia islandica L.

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 1 species in Koenigia
 

Classification:
Koenigia islandica L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Polygonales
Family Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus Koenigia L. – koenigia
Species Koenigia islandica L. – island purslane
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Koenigia islandica L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NI NO OBL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Koenigia islandica L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20844.

 
 
Time Generated: 11/24/2009 02:07 AM MST