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Japanese knotweed
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Scientific classification
Synonyms
  • Fallopia compacta (Hook.f.) G.H.Loos & P.Keil
  • Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr.
  • Pleuropterus cuspidatus (Siebold & Zucc.) H.Gross
  • Pleuropterus zuccarinii (Small) Small
  • Polygonum compactum Hook.f.
  • Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.
  • Polygonum hachidyoense Makino
  • Polygonum reynoutria Makino
  • Polygonum zuccarinii Small
  • Reynoutria hachidyoensis (Makino) Nakai
  • Reynoutria hachijoensis Nakai ex Jôtani
  • Reynoutria hastata Nakai ex Ui
  • Reynoutria henryi Nakai
  • Reynoutria uzenensis (Honda) Honda
  • Reynoutria yabeana Honda
  • Tiniaria japonica (Houtt.) Hedberg

Japanese knotweed is a perennial herbaceous plant. It grows in Asian countries from South China including Taiwan and Japan to east Asia. It is considered an invasive plant in the United States

Taxonomy

Persicaria japonica Nakai

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Hierba nudosa japonesa para niños

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