Polygonaceae Family — Genera & Species
Polygonaceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 389 species in 40 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Polygonaceae species
Coral Vine
Antigonon leptopus
portioidCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Short-horn Spineflower
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Trevor Van LoonCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Wavy-leaf Spineflower
Chorizanthe corrugata
Daniel McNairCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Fringed Spineflower
Chorizanthe fimbriata
Amanda FisherCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Slender-capsuled Spineflower
Chorizanthe leptotheca
sdashCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Knotweed Spineflower
Chorizanthe polygonoides
Matt BergerCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Prostrate Spineflower
Chorizanthe procumbens
no rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist
Rigid Spineflower
Chorizanthe rigida
Tim MessickCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Diversifolia Seagrape
Coccoloba diversifolia
Sara PiotterCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Sea Grape
Coccoloba uvifera
Bob DodgeCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Nodding Buckwheat
Eriogonum cernuum
Steve MatsonCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Spotted Buckwheat
Eriogonum maculatum
Matt BergerCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Genera in the Polygonaceae family
- Eriogonum125 species · e.g. Nodding Buckwheat
- Polygonum52 species · e.g. Silver-sheathed Knotweed
- Rumex52 species · e.g. Alpine Dock
- Persicaria39 species · e.g. Water Pepper
- Chorizanthe32 species · e.g. Short-horn Spineflower
- Rheum12 species · e.g. Himalayan Rhubarb
- Calligonum11 species
- Polygonella8 species · e.g. American Jointweed
- Coccoloba7 species · e.g. Diversifolia Seagrape
- Fallopia7 species · e.g. Aubert's Vine
- Reynoutria6 species
- Muehlenbeckia5 species · e.g. Pohuehue
- Fagopyrum4 species · e.g. Buckwheat
- Emex2 species · e.g. Spiny Emex
- Ruprechtia2 species
- Acanthoscyphus1 species
- Antigonon1 species · e.g. Coral Vine
- Aristocapsa1 species
- Brunnichia1 species · e.g. Ovate climbing buckwheat
- Centrostegia1 species · e.g. Thurber's Wedgeleaf
- Dedeckera1 species · e.g. Darlingtonia californica
- Dodecahema1 species
- Duma1 species
- Gilmania1 species
- Goodmania1 species
- Harfordia1 species · e.g. Redwing
- Harpagocarpus1 species
- Hollisteria1 species
- Koenigia1 species · e.g. Icelandic knotweed
- Lastarriaea1 species
- Mucronea1 species · e.g. California Mucronea
- Nemacaulis1 species
- Oxyria1 species · e.g. Mountain Sorrel
- Oxytheca1 species · e.g. Perfoliate Oxytheca
- Parapteropyrum1 species
- Pterostegia1 species · e.g. Woodland Stair
- Pteroxygonum1 species
- Salta1 species
- Symmeria1 species
- Triplaris1 species
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.