Fallopia scandens

Fallopia scandens, the climbing false buckwheat, is a species of Fallopia native to North America.^[1] It is a herbaceous perennial plant which grows from to 1–5 m (3–16 ft) tall.^[1] Although they are semi-erect during bloom, when they are producing fruit, they hang from their pedicels in a downward position. Both the fruit and flower are greenish-white in appearance.^[3] In North America, it is often misidentified with Fallopia dumetorum, a species endemic to Europe.^[1]

Fallopia scandens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Fallopia
Species:	F. scandens
Binomial name
Fallopia scandens (L.) Holub 1971[1]
Synonyms[2]
Polygonum scandens L. Reynoutria scandens (L.) Shinners