Fallopia
false buckwheat, fleeceflower, knotweed
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Origin: Introduced
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Fallopia
Publication: Fam. Pl. 2: 277, 557. 1763.
Publication: Fam. Pl. 2: 277, 557. 1763.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Fallopia:
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Fallopia baldschuanica – Bukhara fleeceflower, Chinese fleecevine, mile-a-minute vine
Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to Oregon, east to Idaho, also in scattered locations across North America. -
Fallopia convolvulus – black bindweed, climbing bindweed, ivy bindweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Fallopia japonica – itadori knotweed Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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var. japonica – Japanese knotweed Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Fallopia sachalinensis – giant knotweed Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Idaho and Montana, also in eastern North America.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Fallopia in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Fallopia checklist entry
OregonFlora: Fallopia information
E-Flora BC: Fallopia atlas page
CalPhotos: Fallopia photos
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