Common Name:
black fringed
knotweed
Common Name Synonym:
fringed bindweed
Scientific Name:
Polygonum cilinode
Scientific Name Synonym:
syn. Fallopia cilinodis
Family Name:
Polygonaceae
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Smartweed or Buckwheat Family
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by seed
Stems
twining or trailing, branched, round, pubescent to nearly smooth, ochrea and fringe of downward pointing hairs at nodes
Leaves
alternate, oval to triangular, entire, deep heart-shaped base
Flowers
white; axillary clusters, simple or branched
