Polygonaceae

Climbing false buckwheat

Fallopia scandens (L.) Holub

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Fallopia

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Climbing false buckwheat (Fallopia scandens) — FlowerPhoto: Bill Keim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Climbing false buckwheat
French: Bilderkya scandens, Renouée grimpante

Synonyms

Anredera scandens (L.) Moq.
Bilderdykia scandens (L.) Greene
Fagopyrum scandens (L.) H.Gross
Helxine scandens (L.) Raf.
Polygonum cristatum Engelm. & A.Gray
Polygonum dumetorum var. scandens (L.) A.Gray
Polygonum scandens L.
Polygonum scandens var. cristatum (Engelm. & A.Gray) Gleason
Reynoutria scandens (L.) Shinners
Reynoutria scandens var. cristata (Engelm. & A.Gray) Shinners
Tiniaria cristata (Engelm. & A.Gray) Small
Tiniaria scandens Small

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 247 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Bill Keim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Darius Regnier, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Darius Regnier, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jennifer Jennifer Bunner, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matthew Kramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matthew Kramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.