Polygonaceae
Coral Vine
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.
red bistort
Bistorta amplexicaulis (D.Don) Greene
Bistorta amplexicaulis is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to Asia, with many cultivars grown for gardens.
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides (Pursh) Small
Bistorta bistortoides (western bistort) is a North American mountain perennial, a traditional edible plant eaten by people and wildlife.
common bistort
Bistorta officinalis Raf.
Bistorta officinalis is a herbaceous perennial native to Europe, grown ornamentally and used for food and traditional medicine.
Meadow Bistort
Bistorta plumosa (Small) Greene
Bistorta plumosa is a Beringian endemic arctic-alpine perennial herb, eaten as a vegetable and used in plant physiology research.
alpine bistort
Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre
Bistorta vivipara, or alpine bistort, is a small perennial alpine herb with edible parts and reproduction via bulbils.
American Buckwheat Vine
Brunnichia ovata (Walter) Shinners
Brunnichia ovata, or redvine, is a semi-woody native North American vine used for honey production and a crop pest.
red triangles
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.
Irish Hills Spineflower
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.
Brittle Spineflower
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.
Douglas' Spineflower
Chorizanthe douglasii Benth.
Chorizanthe douglasii Benth. is an erect hairy herb with colored bract-surrounded flowers, growing up to half a meter tall.
Fringed Spineflower
Chorizanthe fimbriata Nutt.
Chorizanthe fimbriata, or fringed spineflower, is a low growing flowering plant endemic to Southern California and Baja California.
pink spineflower
Chorizanthe membranacea Benth.
Chorizanthe membranacea, or pink spineflower, is an erect flowering herb native to Oregon and California in the buckwheat family.
prostrate spineflower
Chorizanthe procumbens Nutt.
Chorizanthe procumbens, prostrate spineflower, is a variable prostrate flowering plant native to California and Baja California.
Monterey spineflower
Chorizanthe pungens Benth.
Chorizanthe pungens Benth. is a variable-growing coastal plant with dense flower clusters surrounded by hooked, hairy bracts.
Devil's Spineflower
Chorizanthe rigida (Torr.) Torr. & A.Gray
Chorizanthe rigida is a common small desert spineflower native to the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of North America.
Turkish rugging
Chorizanthe staticoides Benth.
Chorizanthe staticoides, or Turkish rugging, is a variable morphologically flowering buckwheat plant endemic to California.
Pigeon Plum
Coccoloba diversifolia Jacq.
Pigeonplum (Coccoloba diversifolia Jacq.) is a small to medium salt- and drought-resistant tree with edible dark purple fruit.
sea grape
Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L.
Coccoloba uvifera, or sea grape, is a salt-tolerant coastal dioecious tree with many ornamental, practical, edible, and medicinal uses.
Tangled Lignum
Duma florulenta (Meisn.) T.M.Schust.
Duma florulenta (lignum) is a deep-rooted, salt-tolerant Australian shrub with dense tangled growth.
Abert's buckwheat
Eriogonum abertianum Torr.
Eriogonum abertianum Torr. is an annual wild buckwheat native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, blooming year-round.
Winged Buckwheat
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.
Santa Cruz Island wild buckwheat
Eriogonum arborescens Greene
Eriogonum arborescens is a woody shrub endemic to California's northern Channel Islands, cultivated as an ornamental for pollinator gardens.
Parry's wild buckwheat
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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