Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Fallopia scandens (Climbing Wild Buckwheat) [Polygonaceae]
(observations are from Hamilton, Romain et al., and Bennetts; the variety Fallopia scandens cristata is included in these observations; a scientific synonym of this plant is Polygonum scandens)
Birds
Phasianidae: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) [feeds on seeds in Wisconsin & Ontario during fall & winter] Bnn1900
Mammals
Cricetidae: Peromyscus leucopus (White-footed Mouse) [eats the seeds] Hm1941, Peromyscus maniculatus (Deer Mouse) [eats the seeds] Hm1941; Ursidae: Ursus americanus (American Black Bear) [seeds found in scats 9% of the time in Ontario] ROA2013