Polygonum oxyspermum

Polygonum oxyspermum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonum
Species:
P. oxyspermum
Binomial name
Polygonum oxyspermum
Synonyms
  • Polygonum acadiense Fernald
  • Herniaria lenticulata Huds., syn of subsp. raii
  • Polygonum mesembricum Chrtek, syn of subsp. raii
  • Polygonum raii Bab., syn of subsp. raii
  • Polygonum robertii Loisel., syn of subsp. robertii

Polygonum oxyspermum is a coastal species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family. It is native to Europe, primarily along the shores of the Atlantic, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea, from France and Ireland to Finland and Russia. It is also naturalized in eastern Canada and in the US State of Maine.