Polygonaceae
Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.
Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.
Antigonon leptopus is a fast-growing climbing vine whose seeds are traditionally prepared for food by aboriginal people in Baja California Sur.
Bistorta amplexicaulis (D.Don) Greene
Bistorta amplexicaulis (D.Don) Greene
Bistorta amplexicaulis is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to Asia, with many cultivars grown for gardens.
Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small
Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small
Bistorta bistortoides (western bistort) is a North American mountain perennial, a traditional edible plant eaten by people and wildlife.
Bistorta officinalis Raf.
Bistorta officinalis Raf.
Bistorta officinalis is a herbaceous perennial native to Europe, grown ornamentally and used for food and traditional medicine.
Bistorta plumosa (Small) Greene
Bistorta plumosa (Small) Greene
Bistorta plumosa is a Beringian endemic arctic-alpine perennial herb, eaten as a vegetable and used in plant physiology research.
Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre
Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre
Bistorta vivipara, or alpine bistort, is a small perennial alpine herb with edible parts and reproduction via bulbils.
Brunnichia ovata (Walter) Shinners
Brunnichia ovata (Walter) Shinners
Brunnichia ovata, or redvine, is a semi-woody native North American vine used for honey production and a crop pest.
Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray ex Benth.
Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray ex Benth.
Centrostegia thurberi is the only species of the monotypic Polygonaceae genus Centrostegia, a small red native herb of the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.
Chorizanthe aphanantha K.M.Nelson & D.J.Keil
Chorizanthe aphanantha K.M.Nelson & D.J.Keil
Chorizanthe aphanantha is a low-growing mat-forming plant endemic to chaparral on serpentine soil in central California.
Chorizanthe brevicornu Torr.
Chorizanthe brevicornu Torr.
Chorizanthe brevicornu, brittle spineflower, is an annual buckwheat native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, with brittle stems that aid seed dispersal.
Chorizanthe douglasii Benth.
Chorizanthe douglasii Benth.
Chorizanthe douglasii Benth. is an erect hairy herb with colored bract-surrounded flowers, growing up to half a meter tall.
Chorizanthe fimbriata Nutt.
Chorizanthe fimbriata Nutt.
Chorizanthe fimbriata, or fringed spineflower, is a low growing flowering plant endemic to Southern California and Baja California.
Chorizanthe membranacea Benth.
Chorizanthe membranacea Benth.
Chorizanthe membranacea, or pink spineflower, is an erect flowering herb native to Oregon and California in the buckwheat family.
Chorizanthe procumbens Nutt.
Chorizanthe procumbens Nutt.
Chorizanthe procumbens, prostrate spineflower, is a variable prostrate flowering plant native to California and Baja California.
Chorizanthe pungens Benth.
Chorizanthe pungens Benth.
Chorizanthe pungens Benth. is a variable-growing coastal plant with dense flower clusters surrounded by hooked, hairy bracts.
Chorizanthe rigida (Torr.) Torr. & A.Gray
Chorizanthe rigida (Torr.) Torr. & A.Gray
Chorizanthe rigida is a common small desert spineflower native to the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of North America.
Chorizanthe staticoides Benth.
Chorizanthe staticoides Benth.
Chorizanthe staticoides, or Turkish rugging, is a variable morphologically flowering buckwheat plant endemic to California.
Coccoloba diversifolia Jacq.
Coccoloba diversifolia Jacq.
Pigeonplum (Coccoloba diversifolia Jacq.) is a small to medium salt- and drought-resistant tree with edible dark purple fruit.
Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L.
Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L.
Coccoloba uvifera, or sea grape, is a salt-tolerant coastal dioecious tree with many ornamental, practical, edible, and medicinal uses.
Duma florulenta (Meisn.) T.M.Schust.
Duma florulenta (Meisn.) T.M.Schust.
Duma florulenta (lignum) is a deep-rooted, salt-tolerant Australian shrub with dense tangled growth.
Eriogonum abertianum Torr.
Eriogonum abertianum Torr.
Eriogonum abertianum Torr. is an annual wild buckwheat native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, blooming year-round.
Eriogonum alatum Torr.
Eriogonum alatum Torr.
Eriogonum alatum Torr., or winged buckwheat, is a buckwheat species native to parts of the US and Mexico with traditional uses by the Zuni people.
Eriogonum arborescens Greene
Eriogonum arborescens Greene
Eriogonum arborescens is a woody shrub endemic to California's northern Channel Islands, cultivated as an ornamental for pollinator gardens.
Eriogonum brachypodum Torr. & A.Gray
Eriogonum brachypodum Torr. & A.Gray
Eriogonum brachypodum, or Parry's buckwheat, is an annual wild buckwheat native to the southwestern United States, especially the Mojave Desert.
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