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Latin NameCommon NameFamilySynonymsEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Fagopyrum dibotrysPerennial BuckwheatPolygonaceaeF. cymosum. (Trev.)Meissn. Polygonum chinense. P. dibotrys.42
Fagopyrum esculentumBuckwheatPolygonaceaeF. sagittatum. F. vulgare. Polygonum fagopyrum. - correct name?43
Fagopyrum tataricumTartarian BuckwheatPolygonaceaePolygonum tataricum.31
Muehlenbeckia axillarisSprawling wirevinePolygonaceaeM. hypogaea. M. nana. Polygonum axillare.30
Polygonum alaskanumAlaska Wild RhubarbPolygonaceaeP. phytolaccaefolium. Meisn.&Small.21
Polygonum alpinumAlpine Knotweed, Alaska wild rhubarbPolygonaceaeP. undulatum21
Polygonum amphibiumWillow Grass, Water knotweed, Longroot smartweed, Water smartweedPolygonaceaePersicaria amphibia.12
Polygonum arenastrumSmall-Leaved Knotweed, Oval-leaf knotweedPolygonaceaeP. aequale. Lindm. P. littorale. auct. pro parte. P. microspermum. P. calcatum.23
Polygonum aviculareKnotweed, Prostrate knotweedPolygonaceaeP. heterophyllum. P. littorale.23
Polygonum barbatumJoint WeedPolygonaceae 11
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