Polygonum aviculare
A species in the Polygonaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Polygonum
- Species
- Polygonum aviculare
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Polygonum aviculare. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
33 synonyms in this snapshot
- Avicularia vulgarisName author: Didrichs.
- Centinodium axillareName author: Friche-Joset & Montandon
- Polygonum aequale subsp. oedocarpumName author: Lindm.
- Polygonum agresteName author: Sumnev.
- Polygonum aphyllumName author: Krock.
- Polygonum araraticumName author: Kom.
- Polygonum aviculare subsp. aviculareName author: Not supplied
- Polygonum aviculare subsp. heterophyllumName author: (Lindm.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Polygonum aviculare subsp. monspelienseName author: (Thiéb.-Bern. ex Pers.) Arcang.
- Polygonum aviculare subsp. neglectumName author: (Besser) Arcang.
- Polygonum aviculare subsp. rectumName author: Chrtek
- Polygonum aviculare var. angustissimumName author: Meisn.
- Polygonum aviculare var. aviculareName author: Not supplied
- Polygonum aviculare var. eximiumName author: Asch. & Graebn.
- Polygonum aviculare var. heterophyllumName author: (Lindm.) Munshi & Javeid
- Polygonum aviculare var. neglectumName author: (Besser) Rchb.
- Polygonum aviculare var. vegetumName author: Ledeb.
- Polygonum berteroiName author: Phil.
- Polygonum ganderbalenseName author: Munshi & Javeid
- Polygonum heterophyllumName author: Lindm.
- Polygonum heterophyllum f. rubescensName author: (Small) Brenckle
- Polygonum heterophyllum var. angustissimumName author: (Meisn.) Lindm.
- Polygonum heterophyllum var. caespitosumName author: Lindm.
- Polygonum heterophyllum var. eximiumName author: Lindm.
- Polygonum heterophyllum var. rubescensName author: (Small) R.J.Davis
- Polygonum monspelienseName author: Thiéb.-Bern. ex Pers.
- Polygonum neglectumName author: Besser
- Polygonum procumbensName author: Gilib.
- Polygonum retinerveName author: Vorosch.
- Polygonum rubescensName author: Small
- Polygonum scythicumName author: Klokov
- Polygonum striatumName author: K.Koch
- Polygonum uruguenseName author: H.Gross
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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