Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. & Zucc.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Pleuropterus cuspidatus (Sieb. & Zucc.) Moldenke, Pleuropterus zuccarinii (Small) Small, Pleuropterus zuccariniiSmall, Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. & Zucc. var. compactum (Hook f.) Bailey, Polygonum zuccarinii Small, Reynoutria japonica Houtt., Possibly Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Dcne.

Common names:

Crested false buckwheat (1907, IA) (72)

Japanese bamboo (1986) (4)

Japanese fleeceflower (1923-1942) (138, 155)

Japanese knotweed (1913-Presentpleuropturus?) (3, 5, 50, 109)

Mexican-bamboo [Mexican bamboo] (1949-1986) (4, 109)