Fallopia scandens

Fallopia scandens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Fallopia
Species:
F. scandens
Binomial name
Fallopia scandens
Synonyms
List
    • Anredera scandens
    • Bilderdykia scandens
    • Fagopyrum scandens
    • Helxine scandens
    • Polygonum dumetorum var. scandens
    • Polygonum scandens
    • Reynoutria scandens
    • Tiniaria scandens

Fallopia scandens, the climbing false buckwheat, is a species of Fallopia native to North America. It is a herbaceous perennial plant which grows from to 1–5 m (3–16 ft) tall. Although they are semi-erect during bloom, when they are producing fruit, they hang from their pedicels in a downward position. Both the fruit and flower are greenish-white in appearance. In North America, it is often misidentified with Fallopia dumetorum, a species endemic to Europe.

Taxonomy

Fallopia scandens was named Polygonum scandens by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It was reclassified into the Fallopia genus in 1971 by Josef Ludwig Holub, creating its accepted name. With the rest of its genus it is part of the Polygonaceae family. The species has no varieties, but has a variety name among its eight synonyms from when it was described as a variety of Polygonum dumetorum.

Table of Synonyms
Name Year Rank Notes
Anredera scandens (L.) Moq. 1849 species ≡ hom., nom. illeg. homonym. post.
Bilderdykia scandens (L.) Greene 1904 species ≡ hom.
Fagopyrum scandens (L.) Gross 1913 species ≡ hom.
Helxine scandens (L.) Raf. 1837 species ≡ hom.
Polygonum dumetorum var. scandens (L.) A.Gray 1867 variety ≡ hom.
Polygonum scandens L. 1753 species ≡ hom.
Reynoutria scandens (L.) Shinners 1967 species ≡ hom.
Tiniaria scandens Small 1903 species = het.
Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym

References

  1. ↑ NatureServe (2 October 2026). "Fallopia scandens". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
  2. 1 2 POWO (2026). "Fallopia scandens (L.) Holub". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Fallopia scandens". Flora of North America. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Fallopia scandens". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 10 October 2015.