Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Polygonaceae > Genus Polygonum

Polygonum oxyspermum Ledeb.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Polygonum*	L.	accepted genus name
*Polygonum acetosum*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum achoreum*	S. F. Blake	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum afyonicum*	Leblebici & Gemici	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum albanicum*	Jáv.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum arenarium*	Waldst. & Kit.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum argyrocoleon*	Kunze	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum aschersonianum*	H. Gross	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum aviculare aggr.*		taxonomically included in
*Polygonum balansae*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum bellardii*	All.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum camporum*	Meisn.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum cappadocicum*	Boiss. & Balansa	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum cedrorum*	Boiss. & Kotschy	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum cognatum*	Meisn.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum corrigioloides*	Jaub. & Spach	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum ekimianum*	Leblebici, H. Duman & Aytaç	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum equisetiforme*	Sm.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum erectum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum excelsius*	(Karlsson) Uotila	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum floribundum*	Spreng.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum graminifolium*	Heuff.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum humifusum*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum hyrcanicum*	Rech. f.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum icaricum*	Rech. f.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum idaeum*	Hayek	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum istanbulicum*	M. Keskin	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum karacae*	Ziel. & Borat.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum laxmannii*	Lepech.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum leblebicii*	Yıld.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum libani*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum longipes*	Halácsy & Charrel	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum maritimum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum melihae*	Gemici & Kit Tan	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum mersinicum*	M. Keskin	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum mesembricum aggr.*		taxonomically included in
*Polygonum norvegicum*	(Sam.) Lid	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum oxyspermum*	Ledeb.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum palaestinum*	Zohary	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum papillosum*	Hartvig	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum paronychioides*	C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum patuliforme*	Vorosch.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum patulum*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum plebeium*	R. Br.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum polycnemoides*	Jaub. & Spach	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum praelongum*	Coode & Cullen	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum raii*	Bab.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum ramosissimum*	Michx.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum robertii*	Loisel.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum romanum*	Jacq.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum rottboellioides*	Jaub. & Spach	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum sabulosum*	Vorosch.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum salebrosum*	Coode & Cullen	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum salsugineum*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum samsunicum*	Yıld. & Leblebici	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum scoparium*	Loisel.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum setosum*	Jacq.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum sivasicum*	Kit Tan & Yıldız	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum tenorii*	C. Presl	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum tenuissimum*	Vorosch.	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum terzioglui*	Makbul, Coşkunç. & Kundakçi	taxonomically included in
*Polygonum volchovense*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: meritatar sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: näbbtrampört

Literature

original description	Ledebour, C.F. (1824). Supplementum II. Indicis Seminum Horti Academici Dorpatensis.
basis of record	Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp.
nomenclatural reference	Index Sem. Hort. Dorpat. , suppl. 2: 5. 1824

Genbank

Citation

Uotila, P. 2017+: Polygonaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Polygonum oxyspermum Ledeb. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/e91a661b-3211-46c3-adce-10a9deb48427

WoRMS (2025). Polygonum oxyspermum C.A. Mey. & Bunge ex Ledeb. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426061