Polycnemum

Polycnemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae/Chenopodiaceae, native to central, eastern and southern Europe, Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, and Central Asia. Basal in its clade, it has been suggested that it be given its own family, Polycnemaceae.^[3]

Polycnemum
Polycnemum arvense botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Polycnemoideae
Tribe:	Polycnemeae
Genus:	Polycnemum L.[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms[2]
Rovillia Bubani Selago Adans.

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Polycnemum arvense L.
• Polycnemum fontanesii Durieu & Moq.
• Polycnemum heuffelii Láng
• Polycnemum majus A.Braun ex Bogenh.
• Polycnemum perenne Litv.
• Polycnemum verrucosum Láng