Polygonum buxiforme

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

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Polygoneae
Subtribus: Polygoninae
Genus: Polygonum
Species: Polygonum buxiforme

Name

Polygonum buxiforme Small in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 56 (1906)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygonum aviculare subsp. buxiforme (Small) Costea & Tardif in Sida 20: 988 (2003)
  • Polygonum aviculare var. buxiforme (Small) Tiehm in J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 17: 28 (2023)
• Heterotypic
  • Polygonum buxifolium Nutt. ex Bong. in Veg. Sitcha: 43 (1833), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Polygonum caducifolium Vorosch. in Fl. Sovetsk. Dal'n. Vost.: 168 (1966)
  • Polygonum littorale var. sitchense Small in Mem. Dept. Bot. Columbia Coll. 1: 102 (1895)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continentalː Northern America Regionalː USA Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Regionalː Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Continentalː Southern America Regionalː Central USA Costa Rica Introduced into: Türkiye References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Small, (1906). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 33: 56

Additional references

• (2023). www.phytoneuron.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/33PhytoN-VermontAdditionsIII.pdf. epublication.
• Weakley, A.S. (2023). Flora of the Southeastern United States, 2023 edition https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/img/flora/FSUS_2023.pdf.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Polygonum buxiforme in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Polygonum buxiforme. Published online. Accessed: July 07 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Prairie knotweed, Boxwood knotweed.