Japanese knotweed

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
ארכובית יפנית
Name (Latin)
Japanese knotweed
Name (Arabic)
العقدة اليابانية
Other forms of name
Fallopia japonica
Japanese knotgrass
Knotweed, Japanese
Mexican bamboo
Polygonum cuspidatum
Polygonum japonicum
Polygonum sieboldii
Reynoutria japonica
Tiniaria japonica
See Also From tracing topical name
Polygonum
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q18421053
Library of congress: sh 96010870
Sources of Information
  • 1996 survey of Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam, Giant hogweed, c1996.
  • Elsevier's dict. of wild and cult. plants(Japanese knotgrass; Polygonum sieboldii, Reynoutria japonica)
  • Hortus 3:under Polygonum (compactum: P. cuspidatum var.; cuspidatum; Reynoutria japonica; Japanese K.; Mexican bamboo)
  • Web. 3(Japanese knotweed; Polygonum cuspidatum)
  • Stace, C. New flora of the Brit. Isles, 1991(Japanese knotweed; Fallopia japonica, Renoutria japonica; Polygomun cuspidatum)
  • Fitter, R. Wild flowers of Brit. and N. Euro., 1996:p. 42 (Japanese knotweed; Reynoutria japonica; Polygonum cuspidatum)
  • Flora Europaea, 1993:v. 1, p. 98 (Reynoutria japonica; Tiniaria japonica; Polygonum cuspidatum)
  • New Royal Hor. Soc. Dict. of gardening, 1992:under Polygonum (P. japonicum; Japanese knotweed; Mexican bamboo; va.: compactum)
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Wikipedia description:

Reynoutria japonica, synonyms Fallopia japonica and Polygonum cuspidatum, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the knotweed and buckwheat family Polygonaceae. Common names include Japanese knotweed and Asian knotweed. It is native to East Asia in Japan, China and Korea. In North America and Europe, the species has successfully established itself in numerous habitats; it is classified as a pest and invasive species in several countries. The plant is popular with beekeepers and its young stems are edible, making it an increasingly popular foraged vegetable with a flavour described as lemony rhubarb.

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