Polygonum cuspidatum

TaxID: 83819

Basic Information

Polygonum cuspidatum

Buckwheat, Knotweed

Reynoutria japonica, synonyms Fallopia japonica and Polygonum cuspidatum, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the knotweed and buckwheat family Polygonaceae. Common names include Japanese knotweed and Asian knotweed. It is native to East Asia in Japan, China and Korea. In North America and Europe, the species has successfully established itself in numerous habitats; it is classified as a pest and invasive species in several countries. The plant is popular with beekeepers and its young stems are edible, making it an increasingly popular foraged vegetable with a flavour described as lemony rhubarb.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Caryophyllales

Polygonaceae

Polygonum

cuspidatum

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Douglas Goldman@BY-SA
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(c) JODY HSIEH@BY-NC
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(c) 空猫@BY-NC
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(c) miles_h@BY-NC
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(c) yell@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Myanmar Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR28368954 Root Root - 22666258 China:Beijing
SRR28368953 Root Root - 23516709 China:Beijing
SRR28368952 Root Root - 23378655 China:Beijing

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature