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Classification
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Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Family Polygonaceae

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Kingdom  Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom  Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision  Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division  Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class  Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass  Caryophyllidae
Order  Polygonales
Family  Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
 
Contains 33 Genera and 736 accepted taxa overall
 
Down one level
 
Genus  Antenoron Raf. – antenoron P
Genus  Antigonon Endl. – antigonon P
Genus  Aristocapsa Reveal & Hardham – spinycape P
Genus  Brunnichia Banks ex Gaertn. – buckwheat vine P
Genus  Calligonum Lour. P
Genus  Centrostegia A. Gray ex Benth. – centrostegia P
Genus  Chorizanthe R. Br. ex Benth. – spineflower P
Genus  Coccoloba P. Br. – coccoloba P
Genus  Dedeckera Reveal & J.T. Howell – July gold P
Genus  Dodecahema Reveal & Hardham – spineflower P
Genus  Emex Campd. – threecornerjack P
Genus  Eriogonum Michx. – buckwheat P
Genus  Fagopyrum Mill. – buckwheat P
Genus  Gilmania Coville – goldencarpet P
Genus  Goodmania Reveal & Ertter – spinecape P
Genus  Hollisteria S. Watson – hollisteria P
Genus  Homalocladium (F. Muell.) L.H. Bailey – homalocladium P
Genus  Johanneshowellia Reveal P
Genus  Koenigia L. – koenigia P
Genus  Lastarriaea Remy – lastarriaea P
Genus  Mucronea Benth. – spineflower P
Genus  Muehlenbeckia Meisn. – maidenhair vine P
Genus  Nemacaulis Nutt. – cottonheads P
Genus  Oxyria Hill – mountainsorrel P
Genus  Oxytheca Nutt. – oxytheca P
Genus  Polygonella Michx. – jointweed P
Genus  Polygonum L. – knotweed P
Genus  Pterostegia Fisch. & C.A. Mey. – pterostegia P
Genus  Rheum L. – rhubarb P
Genus  Rumex L. – dock P
Genus  Stenogonum Nutt. – buckwheat P
Genus  Systenotheca Reveal & Hardham – spineflower P
Genus  Triplaris Loefl. ex L. P

The report will display the kingdom and all descendants leading down to the name you choose.

 

  
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