Reynoutria sachalinensis
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Steven Daniel (taken in Lewis Co. NY)
Photo Credit:
Tom Heutte
USDA Forest Service
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Spreads primarily via rhizomes. Once established very hard to eradicate. Forms dense thickets crowding out native vegatation. Found in a variety of habitats, generally disturbed, by streams, roadsides, waste areas and wet meadows. Not that common in central NYS. (yet)
Plant Information
Common Name(s):
Sakhalin knotweed
giant knotweed
giant knotweed
Alternate Scientific Names:
Fallopia sachalinensis
Type:
Non-Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Native Region:
Asia
Invasive Level:
Level 2
