Fallopia japonica - Japanese Knotweed

Fallopia japonica - Japanese Knotweed

Location: Budapest/Római Part on the bank of the River Danube. Japanese knotweed is a large herbaceous perennial thats capable of reaching heights of up to 2 meters and commonly forms itself in dense stands.

The white flowers grow in panicles that grow from the plant's axils, these grow up to 10cm long.

It has large heart shaped leaves 10-12 cm long with a pointed tip at the end. The small brown spots have been caused by burrowing insects.

The fruit is found in the centre of papery thin wings that are easily carried in the wind.

The stout stems are green with red tints in them; they form a zigzagged shape that changes its direction at every leaf base.

Convulvulus arvensis - Morning glory

Convulvulus arvensis - Morning glory

Location: Outside Manchester Science Park building. Morning glory otherwise known as field bindweed is a climber plant that grow up to 3 meters tall it climbs up the stems of other plants or urban elements such as fences by twining its stems around them. The flowering period is from July-September. It's a common site in wasteland, hedges, gardens and wet woodland.
This specimen has made its home amongst a Prunus spp. and a cotoneaster in a damp peat type soil.

Large funnel shaped flowers up to 7cm long usually white or pink in appearance.

A flower bud thats ready to show it's hidden array of large white petals.

Twining stems are seen here tangling themselves around the cotoneaster.

Broad green leaves are heart shaped and can grow up to 15cm long.

Location - Barcelona, despite their normal white or pink appearance, genetic mutations have occurred and are bred for their different colours.