Fallopia japonica
Family : Polygonaceae
Japanese Knotweed
51/119 : Alien
A very well established and troublesome plant in many parts of the city. Wilson (1938) records it in Willerby and Hessle Chalk pit in 1935. Family tradition also notes its continued presence in the old cemetry in Sculcoates Lane [TA 09 30] since the 1930s.

Herbarium material: HLL : Willerby 1934 {A K Wilson}.

R Middleton 2000

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