Fallopia ×bohemica
Common names: Bohemian knotweed
Fallopia ×bohemica (Bohemian knotweed (Japanese x Giant knotweed) is a perennial (family Polygonaceae) with white flowers and broad leaves found in northwestern California. It is native to Japan. It favors grasslands and riparian and bottomland habitat. It spreads via rhizomes and seeds and is dispersed along watercourses and in garden waste.
Cal-IPC Rating: Watch
CDFA Rating: A?
Assessment(s)
Fallopia ×bohemica Plant Risk Assessment - An evaluation of the potential for a plant to be invasive in California.
Weed Management Notes
- Management Notes - Information on management techniques and effectiveness from the University of California Cooperative Extension’s Weed Research & Information Center.
Cal-IPC Newsletter Articles
There are no newsletter articles associated with this species yet.
Cal-IPC Symposium Presentations
Presentations are linked where available. Where a presentation is not available, find more information by reading the abstract in the Cal-IPC Symposia Archive.
- Biological control agents of weeds in California: Overview of rearing, releases, and monitoring by the CDFA Biological Control Program. Moran, Patrick (2023)
- 2019 Weed Alerts. Burger, Jutta; Price, Bob (2019)
- 2003 Cal-IPC red alert! New invasions, recent expansions, and a few others to be on the look-out For…. Tu, Mandy; Randall, John M. (2003)
Other Fallopia ×bohemica Information
- Calflora - Distribution map and records of this species in California.
- EDDMapS - Distribution of this species in North America.
- USDA PLANTS Database - Information on identification and distribution, with links to websites in individual states.