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Reynoutria multiflora (syn. Fallopia multiflora and Polygonum multiflorum) is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae [1] native to central and southern China. [2] [3] It is known by the English common names tuber fleeceflower [4] and Chinese (climbing) knotweed. It is known as he shou wu (何首烏) in China and East ...
When the genus Fallopia was recognized, as was generally the case from the 1970s onwards, Reynoutria was sometimes included and sometimes not. [3] Thus the Flora of North America in 2005 included Reynoutria in Fallopia , [ 5 ] whereas the Flora of China in 2003 separated the two genera. [ 8 ]
Reynoutria is a genus of flowering plants in the Polygonaceae, also known as the knotweed or buckwheat family. The genus is native to eastern China, Eastern Asia and the Russian Far East , although species have been introduced to Europe and North America. [ 1 ]
The Flora of North America says that a derivation meaning 'many seeds' is the "grammatically correct interpretation". [ 6 ] Many members of the family Polygonaceae that are now placed in separate genera were at one time or other placed in Polygonum , including species of Fagopyrum , Fallopia , Persicaria and Reynoutria , [ 7 ] and older sources ...
Reynoutria sachalinensis is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 2–4 m (79–157 in) tall, with strong, extensively spreading rhizomes forming large clonal colonies. The leaves are some of the largest in the family, up to 15–40 cm (6–15.5 in) long and 10–28 cm (4–11 in) broad, nearly heart-shaped, with a somewhat wavy, crenate margin.
A tree inventory should provide tree species, preferably in binomial nomenclature (Latin names), size, such as DBH (diameter at breast height) and tree height, crown width, overall condition such as health and maintenance needs, overcrowding, possible problems, presence or absence of insects or diseases. Characteristics of the site should also ...
Bohemian knotweed is a nothospecies that is a cross between Japanese knotweed and giant knotweed.It has been documented as occurring in the wild in Japan. [1] The scientific name is accepted to be Reynoutria × bohemica, [2] but it may also be referred to as Fallopia × bohemica and Polygonum × bohemicum.
CNPS originally developed the Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California with the guidance of botanist and evolutionary biologist G. Ledyard Stebbins. [2] The 1st Edition was printed in 1974. The last print version, the 6th Edition, was published in 2001. The 8th Edition, released in 2010 with ongoing updates, is the current database ...