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The dual nature of Japanese Knotweed
Gav~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 The Dual Nature of Japanese Knotweed By Gayil Nalls Sign up for our monthly newsletter! J apanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), also known as Polygonum cuspidatum and Fallopia japonica, is a robust herbaceous perennial belonging to the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. Native to China, Japan, and Korea, its stems are harvested as a wild-foraged vegetable in...
In late summer, it blooms with dangling clusters of ivory flowers that emit a delightful scent, attracting honeybees with its prized nectar. Fallopia japonica, MdE, CC BY-SA 3.0 de In places like County Kerry, Ireland, Japanese Knotweed has proliferated, causing urgent problems. This is also the case for upstate New York, where large swaths can be seen in drainage ditches, along trails, creeks, the edges of wooded areas, and the banks of the Hudson River.
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