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Polygonaceae
Family

Full scientific name

Polygonaceae Juss.

Currently classified as a weed
No

This family is in the order:

Caryophyllales
Order

The family Polygonaceae includes:

Bistorta
Genus
Coccoloba
Genus
Eriogonum
Genus
Fagopyrum
Genus
Fallopia
Genus
Koenigia
Genus
Muehlenbeckia
Genus
Oxyria
Genus
Persicaria
Genus
Persicaria
Genus
Polygonoideae
Subfamily
Polygonum
Genus
Reynoutria
Genus
Rheum
Genus
Rumex
Genus
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