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Taxon:  Polygonum aviculare L.



Summary
Genus:
Polygonum
Family:
Polygonaceae
Subfamily:
Polygonoideae
Tribe:
Polygoneae
Nomen number:
29238
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:362. 1753
Verified:
03/09/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Polygonum aviculare L. subsp. aviculare (0 active accession[s])
Polygonum aviculare L. subsp. boreale (Lange) Karlsson (0 active accession[s])
Polygonum aviculare L. subsp. buxiforme (Small) Costea & Tardif (0 active accession[s])
Polygonum aviculare L. subsp. neglectum (Besser) Arcang. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
doorweed –
English knotgrass –
knotgrass –
knotweed –
prostrate knotweed –
wireweed –
French
renouée des oiseaux –
Portuguese (Brazil)
erva-de-bicho-dos-passarinhos –
sempre-noiva-dos-passarinhos –
Transcribed Chinese
bian xu –
Transliterated Russian
gorlec –
gusjatnica –
sporyš ptičij –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
4Naturalized     
6Other     
Naturalized ()
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning. 1998
Weedpotential seed contaminant CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=29238. Accessed 9 June 2026.


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