Sexual reproduction in the invasive species Fallopia japonica (Polygonaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 586-592

  Forman, Jennifer ^a   Kesseli, Richard V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fallopia japonica; Germination; Japanese knotweed; Polygonaceae; Polygonum cuspidatum; Reynoutria japonica; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GERMINATION; RANGE EXPANSION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; WEED;

NORTH AMERICA;

FALLOPIA; FALLOPIA JAPONICA; JAPONICA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POLYGONACEAE; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM;

EID: 0842288910     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.4.586     Document Type: Article

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