Species Descriptions

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Polygonaceae

12 genera
74 species
47 subspecies and varieties

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Aconogonon, Bistorta, Chorizanthe, Eriogonum, Fagopyrum, Fallopia, Oxyria, Oxytheca, Persicaria, Polygonum, Rheum, Rumex

Aconogonon davisiae
Origin: Native

Aconogonon phytolaccifolium
Origin: Native

• var. phytolaccifolium

Bistorta bistortoides
Origin: Native

Bistorta vivipara
Origin: Native

Chorizanthe watsonii
Origin: Native

Eriogonum baileyi
Origin: Native

• var. baileyi

Eriogonum cernuum
Origin: Native

Eriogonum codium
Origin: Native

Eriogonum compositum
Origin: Native

• var. compositum

• var. lancifolium

• var. leianthum

Eriogonum douglasii
Origin: Native

• var. douglasii

Eriogonum elatum
Origin: Native

• var. elatum

Eriogonum flavum
Origin: Native

• var. piperi

Eriogonum heracleoides
Origin: Native

Eriogonum maculatum
Origin: Native

Eriogonum marifolium
Origin: Native

• var. marifolium

Eriogonum microthecum
Origin: Native

• var. laxiflorum

Eriogonum niveum
Origin: Native

Eriogonum nudum
Origin: Native

• var. nudum

Eriogonum ovalifolium
Origin: Native

• var. nivale

• var. ovalifolium

• var. purpureum

Eriogonum pyrolifolium
Origin: Native

Eriogonum sphaerocephalum
Origin: Native

• var. halimioides

• var. sphaerocephalum

• var. sublineare

Eriogonum strictum
Origin: Native

• var. anserinum

• var. proliferum

• var. strictum

Eriogonum thymoides
Origin: Native

Eriogonum umbellatum
Origin: Native

• var. devestivum

• var. ellipticum

• var. haussknechtii

• var. hypoleium

• var. majus

• var. sandbergii

Eriogonum vimineum
Origin: Native

Fagopyrum esculentum
Origin: Introduced

Fallopia baldschuanica
Origin: Introduced from central Asia

Fallopia ×bohemica
Origin: Introduced from eastern Asia

Fallopia convolvulus
Origin: Introduced

Fallopia japonica
Origin: Introduced from eastern Asia

• var. japonica

Fallopia sachalinensis
Origin: Introduced from eastern Asia

Oxyria digyna
Origin: Native

Oxytheca dendroidea
Origin: Native

• ssp. dendroidea

Persicaria amphibia
Origin: Native

Persicaria hydropiper
Origin: Introduced

Persicaria hydropiperoides
Origin: Native

Persicaria lapathifolia
Origin: Native

Persicaria maculosa
Origin: Introduced

Persicaria nepalensis
Origin: Introduced

Persicaria orientalis
Origin: Introduced

Persicaria punctata
Origin: Native

Persicaria wallichii
Origin: Introduced from eastern Asia

• var. wallichii

Polygonum achoreum
Origin: Native

Polygonum austiniae
Origin: Native

Polygonum aviculare
Origin: Both native and introduced

• ssp. aviculare

• ssp. buxiforme

• ssp. depressum

• ssp. neglectum

Polygonum californicum
Origin: Native

Polygonum douglasii
Origin: Native

Polygonum erectum
Origin: Native

Polygonum fowleri
Origin: Native

• ssp. fowleri

Polygonum majus
Origin: Native

Polygonum minimum
Origin: Native

Polygonum nuttallii
Origin: Native

Polygonum paronychia
Origin: Native

Polygonum parryi
Origin: Native

Polygonum patulum
Origin: Introduced

Polygonum polygaloides
Origin: Native

• ssp. confertiflorum

• ssp. kelloggii

• ssp. polygaloides

Polygonum ramosissimum
Origin: Native

• ssp. prolificum

• ssp. ramosissimum

Polygonum sawatchense
Origin: Native

• ssp. oblivium

• ssp. sawatchense

Polygonum spergulariiforme
Origin: Native

Rheum rhabarbarum
Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest;
Origin: Introduced

Rumex acetosa
Origin: Introduced

Rumex acetosella
Origin: Introduced

Rumex conglomeratus
Origin: Introduced

Rumex crispus
Origin: Introduced

Rumex dentatus
Origin: Introduced

• ssp. fueginus

Rumex obtusifolius
Origin: Introduced

Rumex occidentalis
Origin: Native

• var. occidentalis

Rumex patientia
Origin: Introduced

Rumex paucifolius
Origin: Native

Rumex persicarioides
Origin: Native

Rumex salicifolius
Origin: Native

• var. angustivalvis

• var. transitorius

• var. triangulivalvis

• var. utahensis

Rumex sanguineus
Origin: Introduced

Rumex stenophyllus
Origin: Introduced from Europe

Rumex venosus
Origin: Native