Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Reynoutria sachalinensis
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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Read more about Giant Knotweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum sachalinense
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Fallopia sachalinensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-024:
Polygonum sachalinense
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
COMMON NAME:
Giant Knotweed, Sachaline
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September Henderson County NC
Stems usually clustered, erect, sparely branched, herbaceous, stiff, glabrous, per Flora of North America.
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September Henderson County NC
Inflorescences axillary, mostly distal, erect or spreading, paniclelike, per Flora of North America.
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September Henderson County NC
Fruiting perianth glabrous, wings flat to undulate, margins entire, per Flora of North America.
JK Marlow jkm150927_297
September Henderson County NC
Leaf blade ovate-oblong, 15-30(-40)cm long, base cordate, margins entire, per Flora of North America.
JK Marlow jkm150927_300
September Henderson County NC
Ocrea persistent or deciduous, brownish, cylindric, 6-12mm, margins oblique, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Reynoutria sachalinensis
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum sachalinense
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Fallopia sachalinensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-024:
Polygonum sachalinense
FAMILY
Polygonaceae