General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 30 feet long average
Flower Color: Other: Cream
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Leaves
Roots
Eating Methods: Tea
Cooked
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Chinese Knotweed
  • He Shou Wu
  • Tuber Fleeceflower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Reynoutria multiflora
  • Synonym: Fallopia multiflora
  • Synonym: Polygonum multiflorum

Photo Gallery
Location: Taiwan
Date: 2023-05-31

photo credit: Fanghong

photo credit: Doronenko
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2016-12-01

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