Polygonaceae

Polygonum cognatum Meisn.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonum

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 岩蓼, 岩萹蓄
Macedonian: Сродна подворка
Turkish: Madımak, Badımak, Badımalak, Madımalak, Çobanekmeği
zza: Nanê mıriçıkan

Synonyms

Polygonum alpestre C.A.Mey.
Polygonum ammanioides Jaub. & Spach
Polygonum cognatum subsp. cognatum
Polygonum cognatum var. alpestre (C.A.Mey.) Meisn.
Polygonum myriophyllum H.Gross
Polygonum rupestre Kar. & Kir.

Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Huanchang Zhou, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: fanny.papile, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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). About our plant data.