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Photographer: Gary Fewless
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Family Polygonaceae
Fallopia scandens (L.) Holub
climbing false buckwheat
Fallopia: for Gabriello (Gabriele) Fallopia, 16th century Italian anatomist who discovered fallopian tubes
scandens: climbing
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | twining, perennial, up to 16' tall forb; stems sharply angled, nodes smooth |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, petals and petal-like sepals, on stalks winged above the joint; inflorescence 3 1/2" spike-like clusters from the upper leaf axils; blooms July-Oct. |
| Fruit: | black, 1/4"-1/2" long, very shiny, dry seed with the 3 outer sepals winged |
| Leaf: | oblong or oval with a deep, wide, heart-shaped base and a pointed tip |
| Habitat: | moist; woods, forests, meadows, cliffs |
| (Glossary) |
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