wild buckwheat
(Fallopia convolvulus)
This species is Introduced in the United States
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Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Lists - This map identifies those states that have this species on their invasive species list or law.
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alaska Noxious Weeds
- Invasive Plant Species of West Virginia
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Native Plant Society, Flora West Virginia Project, and West Virginia Curatorial Database System, September 3, 1999
Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder: Caryophyllanae |
| Order: Caryophyllales |
| Family: Polygonaceae |
| Genus: Fallopia |
| Fallopia convolvulus |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
black bindweed, black-bindweed, climbing buckwheat, climbing knotweed, cornbind, dullseed cornbind, pink smartweed, wild buckwheat
Related Scientific Names:
Polygonum convolvulus L. (Synonym)
Polygonum convolvulus var. convolvulus L. (Synonym)
Polygonum convolvulus var. subulatum Lej. & Court. (Synonym)
References
Common Name Reference: Weed Science Society of America Common Names List
Scientific Name Reference: