Family Polygonaceae, Smartweed Family, משפחה ארכוביתיים
Leaves, simple; often swollen nodes on the stems (Latin Polygonum, literally means "swollen knees" and refers to the swollen nodes of the leaf stems); flowers, in clusters or spikes, 5 or 6 colored sepals, 0 petals, 3 to 9 stamens; the ovary is positioned superior and consists of 3 united carpels; fruit, often triangular seeds.
