Polygonaceae Family

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Buckwheat (2008-07-01) Wild buckwheat in Neff Canyon.

Bistort (2006-06-19) Bistort (Persicaria spp.) in the Polygonaceae family.

Bistort (2006-06-19)

Buckwheat Field (2006-06-19) A field of Buckwheat in the lower section of the Yellow Pine Campground.

Buckwheat (2006-06-19) Buckwheat growing in the lower section of the Yellow Pine Campground.

Buckwheat (2006-06-19) Buckwheat growing in the Yellow Pine Campground in the Uinta Mountains.

Firetail (2006-06-30) A closeup of the flower of the Firetail (Mountain Fleeceflower, aka Persicarian amplexicaule) in the Buckwheat Family.

Fleeceflower (fire tail) (2006-06-30) Fleeceflower is often used as a garden ornamental.

Buckwheat (2006-07-20) Buckwheat was out in full force along the upper stretch of the Grandeur Peak Trail.

Wyeth s Buckwheat (2006-07-28) Wyeth's Buckwheat (Eriogonum heracleoides) in the Abion Basin.

Sulfer Buckwheat (2006-07-28) This is what the devil uses to make his pancakes: Sulfur Buckwheat (Erigonum umbellatum)

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Polygonacea Family

Polygonacea is a group of dicots, comprising about 50 genera and 1120 species of monoecious and dioecious herbs, shrubs and small trees. The family includes buckwheat, sorrel , rhubarb, and knotgrass.

This family of flowering plants is in the Caryophyllales Order and the Magnoliopsida class.

Context: Flowers

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