Taxon: Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.

Synonym of Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr.

Has been used for a declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents (see accepted name for other GRIN data):

AL*, CA*, CT*, MA*, MT°, NH*, OR*, WA*, WY°.

ªAquatic.

*Terrestrial.

°In seed.

Economic importance:

• View ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

References:

• Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In J. O. Luken & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. (Pl Invasion) [accepts].
• Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR). (L USSR) [= Reynoutria japonica Houtt.].
• FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America. (F NAmer)
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard) [accepts].
• Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972–. Atlas florae europaeae. (Atlas Eur) [= Reynoutria japonica Houtt.].
• Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. (L US Can ed2) [accepts].
• Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. (F USSR) [accepts].
• Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea. (F Korea) [= Reynoutria japonica Houtt.].
• Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. (Ency CNatIn) [accepts].
• Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975–1979. Flora of Taiwan. (F Taiwan) [accepts].
• Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. (Food Feed Crops US) [accepts].
• McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. (Herbs Commerce ed2) [accepts].
• Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). (F JapanOhwi) [accepts].
• Ronse Decraene, L.-P. & J. R. Akeroyd. 1988. Generic limits in Polygonum and related genera (Polygonaceae) on the basis of floral characters. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 98:369.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, second edition. (F Eur ed2) [= Reynoutria japonica Houtt.].

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Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Polygonum cuspidatum. Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
  Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

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