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Brunnichia ovata

Botanic Family

Polygonaceae

Author

(Walter) Shinners

Propagation

S.

Common Names

• American Buckwheat-vine
• Buckwheat Vine
• Coralillo
• Coralillo Blanco
• Eardrop Vine
• Eardrops
• Ladies' Eardrops
• Anserine Liane

Geographical Habitats

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Oklahoma
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia - USA

Natural Habitats

• Riverside
• swamp edge
• woodland

Flowering Times

• Mar-Oct (USA)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Oct (USA)

Large woody tendril liana to 13m, rusty bark. Leaves to 150mm x 80mm, slightly pubescent beneath. Axillary panicles to 260mm long of 8mm cream-green flowers with 5 sepals. Pendulous 3-angled leathery achenes to 10mm 5mm, with wing to 20mm long.

Known weed

Further References

• Rehder 1934
• Bean 1950
• Menninger 1970
• Krussmann 1976
• Mobot
• FL
• The Plant List 2
• USDA
• JAA
• FOSEUS
• SAFIO
• Jstor