Polygonaceae

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Fallopia baldschuanica (Regel) Holub

Fallopia baldschuanica (Regel) Holub

Fallopia baldschuanica (Regel) Holub

Fallopia baldschuanica is a large vining climbing plant that produces clusters of pale flowers that often darken to bright pink when fruiting.

Fallopia convolvulus (L.) Á.Löve

Fallopia convolvulus (L.) Á.Löve

Fallopia convolvulus (L.) Á.Löve

Fallopia convolvulus, or black-bindweed, is a herbaceous vine commonly considered an invasive edible-seeded weed.

Fallopia dumetorum (L.) Holub

Fallopia dumetorum (L.) Holub

Fallopia dumetorum (L.) Holub

Fallopia dumetorum (copse bindweed) is a flowering Polygonaceae species native to temperate Eurasia.

Fallopia scandens (L.) Holub

Fallopia scandens (L.) Holub

Fallopia scandens (L.) Holub

Climbing false buckwheat (Fallopia scandens) is a North American native herbaceous perennial vine often confused with the European Fallopia dumetorum.

Harfordia macroptera Greene & Parry

Harfordia macroptera Greene & Parry

Harfordia macroptera Greene & Parry

Harfordia macroptera is a shrub or subshrub defined by its conspicuous inflated sac-like bracts that aid wind dispersal of achenes.

Koenigia alpina (All.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia alpina (All.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia alpina (All.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia alpina, or alpine knotweed, is a Eurasian plant that is a parent of the cultivated hybrid Koenigia × fennica.

Koenigia davisiae (W.H.Brewer ex A.Gray) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia davisiae (W.H.Brewer ex A.Gray) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia davisiae (W.H.Brewer ex A.Gray) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia davisiae is a deciduous perennial herb native to high mountain habitats of the western United States.

Koenigia phytolaccifolia (Meisn. ex Small) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia phytolaccifolia (Meisn. ex Small) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia phytolaccifolia (Meisn. ex Small) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia phytolaccifolia is a tall perennial herb native to the western United States, with white or greenish flowers.

Koenigia polystachya (Wall. ex Meisn.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia polystachya (Wall. ex Meisn.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia polystachya (Wall. ex Meisn.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia polystachya, or Himalayan knotweed, is an Asian ornamental flowering plant that can become invasive, with edible parts used in South Asia.

Koenigia weyrichii (F.Schmidt) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia weyrichii (F.Schmidt) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia weyrichii (F.Schmidt) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia weyrichii, or Weyrich's knotweed, is a large perennial herb native to northeastern Asia and naturalized in northern Europe.

Lastarriaea coriacea (Goodman) Hoover

Lastarriaea coriacea (Goodman) Hoover

Lastarriaea coriacea (Goodman) Hoover

Lastarriaea coriacea, commonly leather spineflower, is an annual flowering buckwheat native to California and northern Mexico.

Muehlenbeckia adpressa (Labill.) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia adpressa (Labill.) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia adpressa (Labill.) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia adpressa, commonly climbing lignum, is a prostrate or climbing Australian native plant found in south-eastern and southern Australian coastal areas.

Muehlenbeckia australis (G.Forst.) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia australis (G.Forst.) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia australis (G.Forst.) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia australis is a climbing deciduous plant that grows rapidly, bears fruit eaten by birds and lizards, and favors sunny open habitats.

Muehlenbeckia axillaris (Hook.fil.) Walp.

Muehlenbeckia axillaris (Hook.fil.) Walp.

Muehlenbeckia axillaris (Hook.fil.) Walp.

Muehlenbeckia axillaris is a low hardy evergreen native to New Zealand and Australia, often grown as a ground cover.

Muehlenbeckia complexa (A.Cunn.) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia complexa (A.Cunn.) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia complexa (A.Cunn.) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia complexa is a semi-deciduous divaricate New Zealand native shrub with edible sweet floral structures, introduced to many regions worldwide.

Muehlenbeckia hastulata (J.E.Sm.) I.M.Johnst.

Muehlenbeckia hastulata (J.E.Sm.) I.M.Johnst.

Muehlenbeckia hastulata (J.E.Sm.) I.M.Johnst.

Muehlenbeckia hastulata is a rapidly growing climbing flowering plant from South America, common in Chile, in the Polygonaceae family.

Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia (Ortega) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia (Ortega) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia (Ortega) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia sagittifolia is a flowering plant native to parts of South America, introduced to Portugal and its island archipelagos.

Nemacaulis denudata Nutt.

Nemacaulis denudata Nutt.

Nemacaulis denudata Nutt.

Nemacaulis denudata, the only species in its genus, is a delicate annual herb found in sandy areas of the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill

Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill

Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill

Oxyria digyna, or mountain sorrel, is a northern perennial alpine/arctic plant with edible vitamin C-rich sour leaves.

Oxytheca perfoliata Torr. & A.Gray

Oxytheca perfoliata Torr. & A.Gray

Oxytheca perfoliata Torr. & A.Gray

Oxytheca perfoliata is an annual flowering buckwheat native to the southwestern United States, growing in deserts, woodlands, and valleys.

Persicaria amphibia (L.) Gray

Persicaria amphibia (L.) Gray

Persicaria amphibia (L.) Gray

Persicaria amphibia is a variable northern hemisphere wetland perennial with traditional Native American uses.

Persicaria arifolia (L.) Haraldson

Persicaria arifolia (L.) Haraldson

Persicaria arifolia (L.) Haraldson

Persicaria arifolia, or Halberd-leaf tearthumb, is an annual North American pink-and-white flowering plant with no known uses.

Persicaria barbata (L.) H.Hara

Persicaria barbata (L.) H.Hara

Persicaria barbata (L.) H.Hara

Persicaria barbata (bearded knotweed) is a Polygonaceae flowering plant native to the Arabian Peninsula and most of tropical and subtropical Asia.

Persicaria bicornis (Raf.) Nieuwl.

Persicaria bicornis (Raf.) Nieuwl.

Persicaria bicornis (Raf.) Nieuwl.

Persicaria bicornis is an annual North American herb with pink fringed flowers, no known human uses.

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