Polygonaceae

E55998
plant family taxon

Polygonaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the knotweed or buckwheat family, which includes herbs, shrubs, and vines such as buckwheat, sorrel, and rhubarb.

Aliases (1)
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family →
taxon →
class Magnoliopsida →
commonName buckwheat family →
knotweed family →
containsEdibleCrop buckwheat →
rhubarb →
containsEdiblePlant sorrel →
distribution cosmopolitan →
division Magnoliophyta →
floweringPlant true →
hasCharacteristic ochrea at leaf nodes →
often swollen nodes on stems →
simple leaves →
includesGenus Antigonon →
Atraphaxis →
Brunnichia →
Calligonum →
Coccoloba →
Emex →
Eriogonum →
Fagopyrum →
Fallopia →
Muehlenbeckia →
Oxygonum →
Oxyria →
Persicaria →
Polygonella →
Polygonum →
Rheum →
Rumex →
Triplaris →
includesSpecies Antigonon leptopus →
Coccoloba uvifera →
Eriogonum fasciculatum →
Fagopyrum esculentum →
Fallopia japonica →
Muehlenbeckia complexa →
Oxyria digyna →
Persicaria hydropiper →
Rheum rhabarbarum →
Rumex acetosa →
kingdom Plantae →
lifeForm herb →
shrub →
vine →
notableInvasiveMember Fallopia japonica →
order Caryophyllales →
reproductiveType angiosperm →
subfamily Eriogonoideae →
Polygonoideae →
taxonRank family →
typeGenus Polygonum →
Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Caryophyllales →
containsTaxon
California buckwheat →
family
Polygonaceae ("Persicaria") →
includesGenus
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