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Woody vine
Perennial

Non-native: Asia

Documented growing wild in - NC SC

Rare

Look for it in disturbed areas, on roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish-white/ Pink
Bisexual
5-parted calyx
Petals absent
6-8 stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Nutlet

 

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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Fallopia baldschuanica   FAMILY Polygonaceae

(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum baldschuanicum   FAMILY Polygonaceae

INCLUDING Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Polygonum aubertii

INCLUDING Generic Limits in Polygonum (Ronse Decraene & Akeroyd, 1988)
Fallopia aubertii