PLANTS Profile for Koenigia islandica (island purslane)

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PLANTS Profile

Koenigia islandica L.
island purslane

Symbol:

KOIS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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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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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.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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