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Fallopia scandens

Botanic Family
Polygonaceae
Author
(Linnaeus) Holub

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Perennial or annual scurfy high-climbing herb with scandent or sprawling fleshy glabrous twining stems to 10m. Fleshy glabrous mucronate leaves to 120mm x 60mm. Axillary racemes to 280mm long with many bracts to 3mm and bracteoles, flowers to 10mm, green to white or pinkish, greenish-yellow calyx to 10mm long, 3 outer sepals keeled & winged in fruit to 15mm long at maturity, petals to 10mm. 3-angled achenes to 6mm dark brown to black with persistent calyx lobes. Tuberous roots.

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