Fagopyrum tataricum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 182 (1790)

Homotypic
- Phegopyrum tataricum (L.) Peterm. in Fl. Bienitz: 92 (1841)
- Polygonum tataricum L. in Sp. Pl.: 364 (1753)
Heterotypic
- Fagopyrum dentatum Moench in Methodus: 290 (1794)
- Fagopyrum rotundatum Bab. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 18: 117 (1838)
- Fagopyrum subdentatum Gilib. in Exerc. Phyt. 2: 436 (1792), opus utique oppr.
- Fagopyrum suffruticosum F.Schmidt in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7. 12(2): 170 (1868)
- Fagopyrum tataricum subsp. potaninii (Batalin) Ohnishi in Fagopyrum 13: 4 (1993)
- Fagopyrum tataricum var. potaninii Batalin in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 1894: 13 (1894)
- Fagopyrum tataricum var. rotundatum (Bab.) Alef. in Landw. Fl.: 387 (1866)
- Fagopyrum tataricum var. vulgare Alef. in Landw. Fl.: 387 (1866)
- Helxine tartarica Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 553 (1891)
- Polygonum occidentale Meisn. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 144 (1856), not validly publ.
- Polygonum sinarum Desv. ex Meisn. in Monogr. Polyg.: 62 (1826), not validly publ.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-temperate
- Regionalː China
  - China North-Central, China South-Central, Tibet
- Introduced into:
  - Afghanistan, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China Southeast, Chita, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, NW. Balkan Pen., Ontario, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya

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Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page.
Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Fagopyrum tataricum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 June 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Fagopyrum tataricum. Published online. Accessed: June 18 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Fagopyrum tataricum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page.