Fallopia scandens

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]

  1. ^ a b c d "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.