Washington Flora Checklist

A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Last updated 5/13/2020 by David Giblin.

Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr.[FNA5, HC2]

Japanese knotweed

Publication: Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 98: 369. 1988.

Origin: Introduced from eastern Asia

selected vouchers: WTU

Notes: An aggressive weed in lowland Washington, especially in riparian corridors.

References: (none)

Infraspecies:

var. japonica [FNA5, HC2]

Japanese knotweed

Synonyms & Misapplied Names:

Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.[HC]

Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. var. compactum (Hook. f.) L.H. Bailey

Reynoutria japonica Houtt.