Climbing False Buckwheat
Fallopia dumetorum (L.) Holub
Fallopia dumetorum (L.) Holub, commonly known as Climbing False Buckwheat, is a species in the family Polygonaceae. Native to temperate Eurasia, it is found in regions including Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Portugal, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Mexico, Flanders, Bulgaria, Corsica, Spain, Japan, Canada, and the United States. The plant was published in 1971.
Description
Fallopia dumetorum is a climbing flowering plant belonging to the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). It is native to temperate regions of Eurasia and has a wide distribution across Europe, North America, and parts of Asia. The species was formally described in 1971 and is recognized by its common name Climbing False Buckwheat. It has been the subject of taxonomic discussion, with type specimens examined in botanical literature.
Other common names
Climbing False BuckwheatCopse BindweedCopse-BindweedDesert KnotgrassHedge BindweedHedge Smartweed
Distribution
Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Portugal Continental · DK · FI · NO · SE · PT · MX · Flanders · Bulgaria · Corse (Corsica) · Spain · BG · JP · CA · KP · conterminous 48 United States · Vermont-US · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · Afghanistan · Alabama · Albania · Altay · Amur · Arkansas
Synonyms
Tiniaria dumetorumPolygonum dumetorumBilderdykia dumetorumBilderdykia paucifloraFagopyrum dumetorumFagopyrum membranaceumFallopia dumetorum var. paucifloraFallopia paucifloraHelxine dumetorumReynoutria scandens var. dumetorumPolygonum scandens var. dumetorumPolygonum pauciflorumFallopia dumetorum var. dumetorumFagopyrum pauciflorumPolygonum convolvulus var. pauciflorumTiniaria paucifloraTiniaria dumetora