Fallopia multiflora
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Fallopia multiflora (Chinese Knotweed; Chinese: 何首乌; he shou wu) is a species of Fallopia native to central and southern China.[1][2]
It is a herbaceous perennial vine growing to 2–4 m tall from a woody tuber. The leaves are 3–7 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, broad arrowhead-shaped, with an entire margin. The flowers are 6–7 mm diameter, white or greenish-white, produced on short, dense panicles up to 10–20 cm long in summer to mid autumn. The fruit is an achene 2.5–3 mm long.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Flora of China: Fallopia multiflora
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Fallopia multiflora
