Florida's wild plants
Plant Directory
2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 1–48 of 48 plants in Polygonaceae
Aegean Dock
Rumex dentatus
Polygonaceae
Introduced
American Buckwheat Vine
Brunnichia ovata
Polygonaceae
Native
American Jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
Polygonaceae
Native
Black-Bindweed
Fallopia convolvulus
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Bog Smartweed
Persicaria setacea
Polygonaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Dock
Rumex obtusifolius
Polygonaceae
Introduced
China Knotweed
Persicaria chinensis
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Climbing False Buckwheat
Fallopia scandens
Polygonaceae
Native
Coccoloba × hybrida
Polygonaceae
Native
Common Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Common Sorrel
Rumex acetosa
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Coral Vine
Antigonon leptopus
Polygonaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Curly Dock
Rumex crispus
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Dense-Flowered Smartweed
Persicaria glabra
Polygonaceae
Native
Dogtongue Buckwheat
Eriogonum tomentosum
Polygonaceae
Native
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria punctata
Polygonaceae
Native
Fiddle Dock
Rumex pulcher
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Florida Dock
Rumex floridanus
Polygonaceae
Native
Florida Jointweed
Polygonella basiramia
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Fringed Jointweed
Polygonella ciliata
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemic
Halberd-Leaved Tearthumb
Persicaria arifolia
Polygonaceae
Native
Hastate-Leaved Dock
Rumex hastatulus
Polygonaceae
Native
Largeleaf Jointweed
Polygonella macrophylla
Polygonaceae
Native
Low Smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Obovate-Leaved Dock
Rumex obovatus
Polygonaceae
October Flower
Polygonella polygama
Polygonaceae
Native
Pale Smartweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonaceae
Native
Persicaria hirsuta
Polygonaceae
Native
Persicaria lanata
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Pigeon Plum
Coccoloba diversifolia
Polygonaceae
Native
Pink Knotweed
Persicaria capitata
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Pink Smartweed
Persicaria bicornis
Polygonaceae
Native
Pinkweed
Persicaria pensylvanica
Polygonaceae
Native
Rumex paraguayensis
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Sandhill Jointweed
Polygonella fimbriata
Polygonaceae
Native
Sandhill Wireweed
Polygonella robusta
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemic
Scrambling Pohuehue
Muehlenbeckia complexa
Polygonaceae
Scrub Buckwheat
Eriogonum floridanum
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Sea Grape
Coccoloba uvifera
Polygonaceae
Native
Sheep's Sorrel
Rumex acetosella
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Small's Jointweed
Polygonella myriophylla
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Spotted Lady's Thumb
Persicaria maculosa
Polygonaceae
Native
Stout Smartweed
Persicaria robustior
Polygonaceae
Native
Swamp Dock
Rumex verticillatus
Polygonaceae
Native
Swamp Smartweed
Persicaria hydropiperoides
Polygonaceae
Native
Tall Jointweed
Polygonella gracilis
Polygonaceae
Native
Vietnamese Coriander
Persicaria odorata
Polygonaceae
Waterpepper
Persicaria hydropiper
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.