Polygonaceae Juss.
Polygonum aviculare L. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 362 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Habitat in Europae cultis ruderatis."
Ross, J. (1835), Index Plantarum, or an attempt towards a popular description of some of the most common and remarkable indigenous plants, of Van Diemen's Land. Hobart Town Almanack and Van Diemen's Land Annual 1835: 103, bis [secondary reference]
Drummond, J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1840), The Journal of Botany: 347 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 18 [secondary reference]
Meisner, C.D.F. (1854), Plantae Muellerianae: Polygoneae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26: 363 [secondary reference]
Meisner, C.D.F. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1856), Polygonaceae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 14(1): 97 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1857), Notes made during the recent expedition across the northern portion of Australia, under the command of Mr Surveyor Gregory. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 9: 169 [secondary reference]
Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 267 [secondary reference]
Tate, R. (1880), A Census of the Indigenous Flowering Plants and Ferns of Extra-Tropical South Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 59 [secondary reference]
Tepper, J.G.O. (1880), On the characteristics and distribution of the native and naturalised plants about Ardrossan, Yorke's Peninsula. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 3: 45 [secondary reference]
Tenison-Woods, J.E. (1881), Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania: 53 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Plants, hitherto immigrated and naturalized in Victoria, with indications of their nativity and English popular names. Key to the System of Victorian Plants 1: 532 [secondary reference]
Hamilton, A.G. (1892), On the effect which settlement in Australia has produced upon indigenous vegetation. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 26: 237 [secondary reference]
Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 162 BHL [secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 89 [secondary reference]
common name: Knot Grass [n/a]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 412 [secondary reference]
common name: Hog-weed [n/a] common name: Knot-grass [n/a] common name: Wire-grass [n/a]
Domin, K. (1921), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 611 [secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 174, Fig. 47 [secondary reference]
common name: Hogweed [n/a] common name: Wireweed [n/a]
Danser, B.H. (1927), A revision of the Queensland Polygona. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 39: 25-26 [secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 283, Fig. 339 [secondary reference]
common name: Hogweed [n/a] common name: Wireweed [n/a]
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 158 [secondary reference]
common name: Hog Weed [n/a] common name: Wire Weed [n/a]
Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 104 [secondary reference]
Curtis, W.M. (1967), Angiospermae: Plumbaginaceae to Salicaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 3: 588-589 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Polygonum heterophyllum Lindm. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. common name: Knotgrass [n/a]
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 153 [secondary reference]
common name: Wireweed [n/a]
Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 231 BHL [secondary reference]
Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 231 [secondary reference]
common name: Prostrate Knotweed [n/a] common name: Hogweed [n/a] common name: Wireweed [n/a]
Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 33 [secondary reference]
Henshall, T.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Polygonaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 31 [secondary reference]
common name: Wireweed [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 176 [secondary reference]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Polygonaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 89, 91, Fig. 11F [secondary reference]
common name: Wireweed [n/a]
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 68 [secondary reference]
Chorney, K. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 1: 177 [secondary reference]
Gray, M. & Michael, P.W. (1986), List of plants collected at the old Flemington Saleyards, Sydney, New South Wales. Plant Protection Quarterly 1(4): 140 [secondary reference]
common name: Wireweed [n/a]
Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 68 [secondary reference]
Perry, G. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Polygonum. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 113 [secondary reference]
common name: Hogweed [n/a] common name: Knotweed [n/a] common name: Wireweed [n/a]
Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Polygonaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 288 [secondary reference]
common name: Wireweed [n/a]
Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Polygonaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 273-274, Fig. 53d-f [secondary reference]
common name: Wireweed [n/a] common name: Hogweed [n/a]
Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 31 [secondary reference]
Wilson, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Polygonaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 288 [secondary reference]
common name: Wireweed [n/a]
Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 804 [secondary reference]
common name: Hogweed [n/a] common name: Knotweed [n/a] common name: Wireweed [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Polygonum monspeliense Thiéb.-Bern. ex Pers. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polygonum aviculare var. diffusum Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polygonum heterophyllum Lindm. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
  • APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]
pro parte misapplied to: Polygonum arenastrum Jord. ex Boreau legitimate by Chorney, K. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Caryophyllaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 1: 177
Western Australian Herbarium (2007), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2.5: - [secondary reference]
common name: Wireweed [n/a]
State Herbarium of South Australia (2008), Fact sheets. The Electronic Flora of South Australia: - [secondary reference]
common name: (Prostrate) Knotweed [n/a] common name: Hogweed [n/a] common name: Wireweed [n/a]
National Herbarium of New South Wales (2009), PlantNET Flora of New South Wales Online: - [secondary reference]
common name: Wireweed [n/a]
de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 64 [secondary reference]