Fallopia scandens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Fallopia
Species:
F. scandens
Binomial name
Fallopia scandens
(L.) Holub 1971[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Polygonum scandens L.
  • Reynoutria scandens (L.) Shinners

Fallopia scandens, the climbing false buckwheat, is a species of Fallopia native to North America.[1] It is a herbaceous perennial plant which grows from to 1–5 m (3–16 ft) tall.[1] Although they are semi-erect during bloom, when they are producing fruit, they hang from their pedicels in a downward position. Both the fruit and flower are greenish-white in appearance.[3] In North America, it is often misidentified with Fallopia dumetorum, a species endemic to Europe.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fallopia scandens". Flora of North America. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. "Fallopia scandens (POLSD)". EPPO Global Database. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. "Fallopia scandens". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 10 October 2015.


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