Species name :

Fallopia aubertii(Louis Henry) Holub
Published in (Louis Henry) J. Holub, loc. cit. (1971)

Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.)

Bilderdykia aubertii

Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [PlantList] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life ]

Plant Family :

Polygonaceae Juss. (The Dock Family)
19 species from the Polygonaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.

English name(s) :

Silver Lace Vine, Pink Flamingo Plant

Maltese name(s) :

Maltese name not known

Status for Malta :

Casual or accidental alien species introduced in Malta rather recently and which is short-lived or resticted in small populations for a short time without becoming widespread.

Frequency :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: Macro-Phanerophyte (high trees usually over 10m )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon

Legal Protection [link]:

Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006)

Red List (1989) :

Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

May-Sep

Colour of Flowers:

White

Habitat in Europe:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Preferred habitat in Malta:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Botanical Description:

This has been distinguished by the shiny, somewhat undulate leaves, and erect panicles of flowers that show little or no pink coloration even in fruit. It seems very doubtful, however, that it is specifically distinct from 3.

Distributional range:

NO DATA

Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):

Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) - Country codes

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