Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Fallopia cristata
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum scandens var. cristatum
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Fallopia scandens
INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Polygonum scandens
INCLUDED WITHIN Generic Limits in Polygonum (Ronse Decraene & Akeroyd, 1988)
Fallopia scandens
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-022b:
Polygonum scandens var. cristatum FAMILY Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Polygonum cristatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bilderdykia cristata
COMMON NAME:
Crested Climbing Buckwheat, Climbing False Buckwheat
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Roxanna Martin rlm9110_111
September Spartanburg County SC
Leaf apex acute to acuminate, leaf base cordate to cordate-sagittate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Roxanna Martin rlm91410_39
September Spartanburg County SC
Flowers in racemes. Calyx green to white or pinkish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Roxanna Martin rlm91910_65
September Spartanburg County SC
In fruit, outer sepals expand into obvious wings, decurrent on base, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Fallopia cristata
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polygonum scandens var. cristatum
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Fallopia scandens
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Polygonum scandens
INCLUDED WITHIN
Generic Limits in Polygonum (Ronse Decraene & Akeroyd, 1988)
Fallopia scandens
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 063-04-022b:
Polygonum scandens var. cristatum
FAMILY
Polygonaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Polygonum cristatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Bilderdykia cristata