Polygonaceae

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Persicaria attenuata (R.Br.) Soják

Persicaria attenuata (R.Br.) Soják

Persicaria attenuata (R.Br.) Soják

Persicaria attenuata is a flowering plant native to Australia and Asia that usually grows in wet areas or streams.

Persicaria senegalensis (Meisn.) Soják

Persicaria senegalensis (Meisn.) Soják

Persicaria senegalensis (Meisn.) Soják

Persicaria senegalensis is a self-supporting perennial broad-leaved herb in the Polygonaceae family.

Persicaria runcinata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Masam.

Persicaria runcinata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Masam.

Persicaria runcinata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Masam.

Persicaria runcinata is a flowering plant in Polygonaceae, native across parts of Asia, first described in 1825.

Bistorta affinis (D.Don) Greene

Bistorta affinis (D.Don) Greene

Bistorta affinis (D.Don) Greene

Bistorta affinis is a mat-forming Himalayan perennial cultivated as ornamental groundcover.

Bistorta vacciniifolia (Wall. ex Meisn.) Greene

Bistorta vacciniifolia (Wall. ex Meisn.) Greene

Bistorta vacciniifolia (Wall. ex Meisn.) Greene

Bistorta vacciniifolia is a clay-tolerant flowering plant from Tibet and the Himalaya that holds a garden merit award.

Koenigia islandica L.

Koenigia islandica L.

Koenigia islandica L.

Koenigia islandica L. is a tiny circumboreal arctic/alpine annual, noted as the world’s hardiest annual plant.

Koenigia lapathifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) M.H.J.van der Meer

Koenigia lapathifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) M.H.J.van der Meer

Koenigia lapathifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) M.H.J.van der Meer

Koenigia lapathifolia is a large perennial flowering plant cultivated as a garden ornamental, holding the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Koenigia campanulata (Hook.fil.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia campanulata (Hook.fil.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia campanulata (Hook.fil.) T.M.Schust. & Reveal

Koenigia campanulata is a flowering Polygonaceae species native to South Central Asia and China, introduced to Chile and parts of Europe.

Knorringia sibirica (Laxm.) Tzvelev

Knorringia sibirica (Laxm.) Tzvelev

Knorringia sibirica (Laxm.) Tzvelev

Knorringia sibirica is a flowering plant in Polygonaceae, native from Siberia to Korea, first described in 1773 and reclassified in 1987.

Polygonum bidwelliae S.Watson

Polygonum bidwelliae S.Watson

Polygonum bidwelliae S.Watson

Polygonum bidwelliae is an annual endemic California herb with bright pink axillary flowers, growing on volcanic soils in limited northern regions.

Polygonum douglasii Greene

Polygonum douglasii Greene

Polygonum douglasii Greene

Polygonum douglasii (Douglas's knotweed) is a variable annual flowering knotweed native to northern and western North America.

Polygonum minimum S.Watson

Polygonum minimum S.Watson

Polygonum minimum S.Watson

Polygonum minimum S.Watson is an annual herb with reddish stems, varied-shaped leaves, and five-lobed white flowers growing in leaf axils.

Polygonum polygaloides Meisn.

Polygonum polygaloides Meisn.

Polygonum polygaloides Meisn.

Polygonum polygaloides Meisn. is an annual herb with slender stems, reduced upper leaves, and clustered mostly closed flowers that can be white, pink, or red.

Polygonum shastense W.H.Brewer ex A.Gray

Polygonum shastense W.H.Brewer ex A.Gray

Polygonum shastense W.H.Brewer ex A.Gray

Polygonum shastense is a small perennial shrub with striped white or pink flowers, growing up to 40 cm long.

Polygonum spergulariiforme Meisn. ex Small

Polygonum spergulariiforme Meisn. ex Small

Polygonum spergulariiforme Meisn. ex Small

Polygonum spergulariiforme is a North American buckwheat family herb called spurry or fall knotweed, found in western North America.

Polygonum tenue Michx.

Polygonum tenue Michx.

Polygonum tenue Michx.

Polygonum tenue Michx. is a North American herbaceous buckwheat species native to central-eastern North America.

Polygonum achoreum S.F.Blake

Polygonum achoreum S.F.Blake

Polygonum achoreum S.F.Blake

Polygonum achoreum is a widespread North American buckwheat herb with yellow-green flat-topped flower clusters.

Polygonum glaucum Nutt.

Polygonum glaucum Nutt.

Polygonum glaucum Nutt.

Seabeach/seaside knotweed (Polygonum glaucum) is a North American buckwheat species native to the US Atlantic coast.

Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Small

Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Small

Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Small

Southern jointweed, a knotweed plant, is native to the US Southeast and favors dry, sandy habitats.

Polygonella ciliata Meisn.

Polygonella ciliata Meisn.

Polygonella ciliata Meisn.

Polygonum delopyrum (synonym Polygonella ciliata) is an annual herb endemic to central and southern Florida, USA.

Polygonella macrophylla Small

Polygonella macrophylla Small

Polygonella macrophylla Small

Polygonella macrophylla Small is a rare perennial herb or subshrub native to scrub and dune habitats of the southeastern US.

Muehlenbeckia platyclada (F.Muell.) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia platyclada (F.Muell.) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia platyclada (F.Muell.) Meisn.

Muehlenbeckia platyclada is an evergreen spreading or climbing shrub that blooms in spring, tolerating shade, heat, and humidity.

Muehlenbeckia ephedroides Hook.fil.

Muehlenbeckia ephedroides Hook.fil.

Muehlenbeckia ephedroides Hook.fil.

Muehlenbeckia ephedroides Hook.fil. is a low-growing New Zealand plant with specific physical traits and a coastal to subalpine habitat.

Muehlenbeckia astonii Petrie

Muehlenbeckia astonii Petrie

Muehlenbeckia astonii Petrie

Muehlenbeckia astonii is a deciduous New Zealand shrub valued in cultivation, with a reduced wild range.

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