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

Polygonum L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted
Name Status: nom. cons.

Children

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

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: niveltattaret 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

Greek: Πολύγονον sources: Kabbadas, D. S. 1957–1964: Eikonographemenon botanikon-phytologikon lexikon. – Athenai

Swedish: trampörter

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 359. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Uotila, P. 2017+: Polygonaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Polygonum L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/e09e2a50-f026-457d-9fb6-e6650c847625

WoRMS (2025). Polygonum Linnaeus, 1753. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426060