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129. BISTORTA Tourn. Bistort. 



349. B. bistortoides (Pursh) Small [Polygonum Bistorta ob- 

 longifolium Meisn.]. Oblong-leaved bistort. 



Along Arapahoe Trail and above timberline on Arapahoe 

 Peak, 8600-13000 ft. (Daniels, 890). 

 Montana to Washington ; New Mexico to California. 



350. B. vivipara (L.) S. F. Gray [Polygonum viviparum L.]. 

 Alpine bistort. 



Above timberline, Arapahoe Peak, 11000-12000 ft. (Daniels, 

 894). Also Eldora to Baltimore (Rydberg). Redrock lake, 

 loioo ft. (Ramaley & Robbins). 



Greenland to Alaska ; New Hampshire to Colorado : Eu- 

 rope: Asia. 



130. TINIARIA Reichenb. False Buckwheat. 



351. T. Convolvulus (L.) Webb. & Moq. [Polygonum Con- 

 volvulus L.]. Black bindweed. Common false buck- 

 wheat. 



Along railroads and roads ; throughout the cultivated area 

 as a weed in fields, 5100-9000 ft. (Daniels, 484). 

 Europe and Asia, thence to North America. 



Order 20. CHENOPODIALES. 

 Family 37. CHENOPODIACEAE Dumort. Goosef cot family. 



131. CHENOPODIITM L. Goosefoot. Lamb's quar- 

 ters. Pigweed. 



352. C. leptophyllum Nutt. Narrow-leaved goosefoot. 

 Common in the plains, mesas, and gullies of the foothills and 



mountains, 5100-8000 ft. (Daniels, 604). 



Nebraska to Montana; Missouri to Arizona. 



353. C. oblongifolium (S. Wats.) Rydb. [C. leptophyllum ob- 

 longifolium S. Wats.]. Oblong-leaved goosefoot. 



Common in dry places on the plains and mesas, 5100-7000 

 ft. (Daniels, 994). 



North Dakota to Wyoming; Missouri and Texas to Ari- 

 zona. 



