Polygonaceae
Island purslane
Koenigia islandica
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Koenigia
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 冰岛蓼, 摇钱树
- English
- Island purslane
- Finnish
- Kurjentatar, Tundrakurjentatar
- Icelandic
- Naflagras
- Swedish
- Dvärgsyra
- Welsh
- Porpin Gwlad yr Iâ
Synonyms
- Koenigia fuegiana Dusén
- Macounastrum islandicum (L.) Small
- Polygonum islandicum (L.) Hook.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: И. Н. Поспелов, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Pilkington, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: И. Н. Поспелов, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Игорь Загребин, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Philip Precey, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jacek Pietruszewski, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Julia Henning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jacek Pietruszewski, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jacek Pietruszewski, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Valerii Glazunov, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.