Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decraene (Reynoutria japonica Houtt.; Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. & Zucc.)

Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decraene (Reynoutria japonica Houtt.; Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. & Zucc.)

Fallopia japonica is now widely naturalized in Europe and North America since its introduction as a garden ornamental and to a lesser extent as a fodder plant. In the British Isles, this plant is well established in a wide variety of mostly man-made habitats. The biology of the plant in the British...

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Published in:The Journal of ecology Vol. 82; no. 4; pp. 959 - 979
Main Authors: Beerling, D.J, Bailey, J.P, Conolly, A.P
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, etc British Ecological Society 01-12-1994
Blackwell Scientific Pub
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:
biochemistry
Biological Flora of the British Isles
Botany
Fallopia
Flowers
Flowers & plants
Frost
geographical distribution
Leaves
Nitrogen
plant ecology
Plant growth
plant morphology
plant physiology
Plants
Rhizomes
Seedlings
Seeds
Stems
British Isles
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Summary:Fallopia japonica is now widely naturalized in Europe and North America since its introduction as a garden ornamental and to a lesser extent as a fodder plant. In the British Isles, this plant is well established in a wide variety of mostly man-made habitats. The biology of the plant in the British Isles is examined.
ISSN:0022-0477
1365-2745
DOI:10.2307/2261459