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Fallopia scandens

(Linnaeus) Holub

Climbing False Buckwheat

G5Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.788138
Element CodePDPGN0LZ10
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygonales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusFallopia
Synonyms
Polygonum scandens var. scandens
Other Common Names
Renouée grimpante (FR)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
This is the record for a narrow treatment of Fallopia scandens (=Polygonum scandens) that excludes F. dumatorum (= Polygonum scandens var. dumetorum) but includes F. cristata (=Polygonum scandens var. cristatum), as recognized by Freeman and Hinds in FNA (2005, vol. 5) and Weakley et al. (2025).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-07-31
Change Date2015-07-31
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MaineSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
KentuckySNRYes
ColoradoS1Yes
VermontS5Yes
North CarolinaS4Yes
IndianaSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
South CarolinaS4Yes
FloridaSNRYes
DelawareSUYes
KansasS5Yes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS3Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS3Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
OntarioS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS3Yes
AlbertaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Big Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest1,155
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Virginia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Mill MountainGeorge Washington National Forest10,840
Mt. PleasantGeorge Washington National Forest8,933
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2025. Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. Edition of February 18, 2025. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Online. Available: https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu (accessed 2025).