Climbing False Buckwheat, Desert Knotgrass
Fallopia dumetorum

Family: Polygonaceae

What it is like

A climbing herb. It can grow to 2 m long. It is twining and the stems are branched. It grows each year from seed. The leaves are simple and may have lobes. They are 3-8 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The fruit are 2-4 mm long and dry.

There are about 50 Polygonum species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In Pakistan it grows between 1,800-4,500 m above sea level. It grows near rivers and lakes in wetlands.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia (country/location of origin), Britain, Central Asia, China, Europe, Himalayas, India, Korea, Luxembourg, Mediterranean, North America, Pakistan, Tajikistan, USA

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves, seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Thicket bindweed

Synonyms

Polygonum dumetorum L.; and several others.