Polygonaceae
plant family
Also known as: smartweed family
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- In Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae
The smartweed or buckwheat family, Polygonaceae, consists of popular vegetables and cultivated ornamentals. The most notable species is buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); its edible seeds are used sometimes in flour, particularly for buckwheat pancakes, and portions of the plant are frequently included in animal feed.…
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Caryophyllales
- In Caryophyllales: Other families
Polygonaceae consists mostly of herbs and some trees, shrubs, and vines. The leaves of this family alternate along the stem, and the stipules are usually united into a sheath that surrounds the stem at the base of the leaf petiole. The inflorescences are generally cymes…
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