Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Persicaria hydropiperoides (Mild Waterpepper) [Polygonaceae]
(observations are from Havera and Anderson)
Birds
Anatidae: Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) [the seeds comprise less than 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas acuta (Northern Pintail) [the seeds comprise 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) [feeds on seeds in Illinois, the seeds comprise less than 1% of the diet] Hv1999 And1959, Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) [feeds on seeds in Illinois] Hv1999