Polygonaceae
October flower
Polygonella polygama
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Polygonella
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- October flower
Synonyms
- Polygonella polygama var. polygama
- Polygonum polygamum Vent.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.