Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Polygonaceae

Brunnichia - [maps | photos]

• Brunnichia ovata (Walt.) Shinners
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: American buckwheat vine, ladies' eardrops
  Synonyms:
  

         • Brunnichia cirrhosa Gaertn.

         • Brunnichia cirrhosa Gaertn.

         • Brunnichia cirrhosa Gaertn.

Eriogonum - [maps | photos]

• Eriogonum harperi Goodman (TN Endangered)
  Common Name: Harper's buckwheat
  Synonyms:
  

         • Eriogonum longifolium Nutt. var. harperi (Goodman) Reveal

Fagopyrum - [maps | photos]

• Fagopyrum esculentum * Moench
  Common Name: buckwheat
  Synonyms:
  

         • Fagopyrum sagittatum Gilib.

Fallopia - [maps | photos]

• Fallopia cilinodis (Michx.) Holub (TN Threatened)
  Common Name: fringed black bindweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum cilinode Michx.

• Fallopia convolvulus * (L.) A. Löve
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: black bindweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum convolvulus L.

• Fallopia japonica * (Houtt.) Desr.
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
  Common Name: Japanese knotweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.

• Fallopia sachalinensis * (F. Schmidt) Desr.
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
  Common Name: giant knotweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum sachalinense F.Schmidt

• Fallopia scandens (L.) Holub
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
  Common Name: climbing false buckwheat
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum scandens L.

         • Polygonum cristatum Engelm. & Gray

Persicaria - [maps | photos]

• Persicaria amphibia (L.) A. Gray
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: water knotweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum coccineum Muhl. ex Willd.

         • Polygonum amphibium L.

• Persicaria arifolia (L.) Haraldson (TN Threatened)
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: halberdleaf tearthumb
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum arifolium L.

• Persicaria glabra (Willd.) M. Gómez
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: denseflower knotweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum glabrum Willd.

         • Polygonum densiflorum Meisn.

• Persicaria hydropiper * (L.) Spach
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: marshpepper knotweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum hydropiper L.

• Persicaria hydropiperoides (Michx.) Small
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: swamp smartweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx.

• Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Gray
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: curlytop knotweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum lapathifolium L.

• Persicaria longiseta * (Bruijn) Katagawa
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
  Common Name: oriental ladysthumb
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum caespitosum Blume var. longisetum (deBruyn) A.N. Steward

• Persicaria maculosa * Gray
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: spotted ladysthumb
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum persicaria L.

• Persicaria orientalis * (L.) Spach
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
  Common Name: kiss me over the garden gate
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum orientale L.

• Persicaria pensylvanica (L.) M. Gómez
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: Pennsylvania smartweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum pensylvanicum L.

• Persicaria punctata (Ell.) Small
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
  Common Name: dotted smartweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum punctatum Ell.

• Persicaria sagittata (L.) H. Gross
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: arrowleaf tearthumb
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum sagittatum L.

• Persicaria setacea (Baldwin) Small
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: bog smartweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum setaceum Baldwin

• Persicaria virginiana (L.) Gaertn.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: jumpseed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum virginianum L.

         • Antenoron virginianum (L.) Roberty & Vautier

         • Tovara virginiana (L.) Raf.

Polygonella - [maps | photos]

• Polygonella americana (Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Small (TN Endangered)
  Common Name: southern jointweed

Polygonum - [maps | photos]

• Polygonum aviculare * L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
  Common Name: prostrate knotweed

• Polygonum erectum L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: erect knotweed

• Polygonum ramosissimum Michx. ssp. prolificum (Small) Costea & Tardif
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
  Common Name: bushy knotweed
  Synonyms:
  

         • Polygonum prolificum (Small) B.L. Robins.

• Polygonum ramosissimum Michx. ssp. ramosissimum
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
  Common Name: bushy knotweed

• Polygonum tenue Michx.
  Common Name: pleatleaf knotweed

Rumex - [maps | photos]

• Rumex acetosella * L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
  Common Name: common sheep sorrel

• Rumex altissimus Wood
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: pale dock

• Rumex conglomeratus * Murr.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
  Common Name: clustered dock

• Rumex crispus * L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: curly dock

• Rumex obtusifolius * L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
  Common Name: bitter dock

• Rumex pulcher * L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: fiddle dock

• Rumex verticillatus L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland +
  Common Name: swamp dock

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*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee

All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.

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