Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Persicaria punctata (Dotted Smartweed) [Polygonaceae]
(observations are from Bellrose, Havera, and Anderson)
Birds
Anatidae: Anas acuta (Northern Pintail) [the seeds comprise less than 1% of the diet] And1959, Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler) [the seeds comprise less than 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) [feeds on seeds in Illinois & elsewhere, the seeds comprise less than 1% of the diet in Illinois] Blr1942 Hv1999 And1959, Aythya americana (Redhead) [the seeds comprise less than 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Aythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck) [the seeds comprise less than 1% of the diet] And1959