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Fallopia Convolvulus
''Fallopia convolvulus'', the black-bindweed or wild buckwheat, is a fast-growing annual flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae native throughout Europe, Asia and northern Africa.Flora of NW Europe''Fallopia convolvulus''/ref>Flora of China''Fallopia convolvulus''/ref>Flora of Pakistan''Fallopia convolvulus''/ref>Blamey, M. & Grey-Wilson, C., 1989. ''Flora of Britain and Northern Europe''. . Synonyms include ''Polygonum convolvulus'' L. (basionym), ''Bilderdykia convolvulus'' (L.) Dumort, ''Fagopyrum convolvulus'' (L.) H.Gross, ''Fagopyrum carinatum'' Moench, ''Helxine convolvulus'' (L.) Raf., ''Reynoutria convolvulus'' (L.) Shinners, and ''Tiniaria convolvulus'' (L.) Webb & Moq. Other old folk names include bear-bind, bind-corn, climbing bindweed, climbing buckwheat, corn-bind, corn bindweed, devil's tether, and wild buckwheat. Description Black-bindweed is a herbaceous vine growing to long, with stems that twine clockwise round other plant stems. The alternate triangular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dioscorea Communis
''Dioscorea communis'' or ''Tamus communis'' is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae and is commonly known as black bryony, lady's-seal or black bindweed. Description It is a climbing herbaceous plant growing to 2–4 m tall, with stems that twine anticlockwise. The leaves are spirally arranged, heart-shaped, up to 10 cm long and 8 cm broad, with a petiole up to 5 cm long. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants. The flowers are individually inconspicuous, greenish-yellow, 3–6 mm diameter, with six petals; the male flowers produced in slender 5–10 cm racemes, the female flowers in shorter clusters. The fruit is a bright red berry, 1 cm diameter. Its fairly large tuber is, like the rest of the plant, poisonous. Distribution ''Dioscorea communis'' is native and widespread throughout southern and central Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia, from Ireland to the Canary Islands, east to Iran and Crimea. Habi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |