Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr.
(Japanese Knotweed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFallopia japonica (Japanese Knotweed)
GenusFallopia (a genus of knotweeds)
FamilyPOLYGONACEAE (docks and knotgrasses)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Fallopia japonica (Japanese Knotweed) :
1: Fallopia japonica (Japanese Knotweed)
17 Aug 2002 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Flower spikesImage 2: Leafy shoot - close-upImage 3: Leafy shootsImage 4: LeavesImage 5: Leaves - close-upImage 6: Leaves - close-up (2)Image 7: Leaves - close-up (3)Image 8: PlantImage 9: Plant (2)Image 10: ShootsImage 11: Flowers - enlargedImage 12: Flower spike - in bud - enlargedImage 13: Leaf sprayImage 14: Leaf spray (2)Image 15: Leaf - upper sideImage 16: Leaf - undersideImage 17: Leaf - unfurling - undersideImage 18: Stem - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Booy, O., Wade, M. & White, V. Japanese Knotweed

Fallopia japonica (Japanese Knotweed) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Fallopia japonica (Japanese Knotweed)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 35 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Fallopia japonica (Japanese Knotweed)
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