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*Fallopia convolvulus*, also known by common names such as Black Bindweed, Wild Buckwheat, Wilde bokwiet, and Windenknöterich, is a species of herbaceous plant. It belongs to the family Polygonaceae within the order Caryophyllales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The taxon is classified under the kingdom Plantae, with its parent taxon being *Fallopia*. The species produces a fruit type referred to as a nucule and has uses as a medicinal plant.
The native range of *Fallopia convolvulus* includes regions such as Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, the Azores, Baleares, the Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, and Bulgaria. Additional recorded locations include Shanghai, Xinjiang, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Occurrence records are also documented in Canada, Poland, and the United States. The species has been referenced by 34 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyPolygonaceae
Fallopia convolvulus La Renouée faux liseron (Fallopia convolvulus) est une plante herbacée annuelle de la famille des Polygonaceae. Fallopia convolvulus (USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database) Synonymes Polygonum convolvulus L. (Basionyme) Bilderdykia convolvulus (L.) Dumort. Fagopyrum convolvulus (L.) Delarbre Helxine convolvulus (L.) Raf. Tiniaria convolvulus (L.) Webb & Moq. Fagopyrum carinatum Moench Polygonum bertolonii Goiran & Tonini Polygonum convolvulaceum Lam. Polygonum convolvuliforme St.-Lag. Polygonum infestum Salisb. Polygonum striatum Dulac Tiniaria carinata Friche-Joset & Montandon
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5,920
- With media
- 4,339
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, UCONN, DAV, CAS, CHSC, SJSU
- Recorded in
- Canada, Poland, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
Fallopia convolvulus, the black-bindweed or wild buckwheat, is a fast-growing annual flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae native throughout Europe, Asia and northern Africa.
Synonyms include Polygonum convolvulus L. (basionym), Bilderdykia convolvulus (L.) Dumort, Fagopyrum convolvulus (L.) H.Gross, Fagopyrum carinatum Moench, Helxine convolvulus (L.) Raf., Reynoutria convolvulus (L.) Shinners, and Tiniaria convolvulus (L.) Webb & Moq. Other old folk names include bear-bind, bind-corn, climbing bindweed, climbing buckwheat, corn-bind, corn bindweed, devil's tether, and wild buckwheat.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fallopia convolvulus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.