Reynoutria japonica

Reynoutria japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Reynoutria
Species:	R. japonica
Binomial name
	Reynoutria japonica; Houtt.
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 ;

Reynoutria japonica, synonyms Fallopia japonica and Polygonum cuspidatum, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the knotweed and buckwheat family Polygonaceae.^[1]^[2] Common names include Japanese knotweed^[2] and Asian knotweed.^[3] It is native to East Asia in Japan, China and Korea. In North America and Europe, the species has successfully established itself in numerous habitats, and is classified as a pest and invasive species in several countries.^[2]^[4]^[5]^[6] The plant is popular with beekeepers, and its young stems are edible, making it an increasingly popular foraged vegetable with a flavour described as lemony rhubarb.^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference POWO_435655-1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c Shaw, D (19 July 2013). "Fallopia japonica (Japanese knotweed)". CABI. CAB International. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 358. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
^ Cite error: The named reference cabi-inv was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "How to deal with Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants". Sunday Express. 2014.
^ "Japanese Knotweed, Reynoutria japonica var. japonica". Invading Species Awareness Program, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Peterborough, Ontario Canada. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ Seal, Nic (2023-04-04). "Is Japanese knotweed safe to eat?". Japanese Knotweed and Invasive Plant Specialists | Environet UK. Retrieved 2024-01-06.

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[cabi-2] Shaw, D (19 July 2013). "Fallopia japonica (Japanese knotweed)". CABI. CAB International. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

[3] English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 358. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.

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[5] "How to deal with Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants". Sunday Express. 2014.

[ontario-6] "Japanese Knotweed, Reynoutria japonica var. japonica". Invading Species Awareness Program, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Peterborough, Ontario Canada. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[7] Seal, Nic (2023-04-04). "Is Japanese knotweed safe to eat?". Japanese Knotweed and Invasive Plant Specialists | Environet UK. Retrieved 2024-01-06.

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