Species name :

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

Synonyms :

Basionym or principal synonym: Bilderdykia aubertii

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

Plant Family :

Polygonaceae The Dock Family 19 Polygonaceae species recorded from Malta.
Juss.

English name(s) :

Silver Lace Vine, Pink Flamingo Plant

Maltese name(s) :

Maltese name not known

Status for Malta :

Cultivated for agricultural or horticultural purposes but can be found in the wild as an escapee

Frequency :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: Macro-Phanerophyte (High trees)
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

[nAu Au(A L) nBe(B) nBr aBu nCs cCt Da nGa(C F) Ge nGr nHb(E N) nHo nHs(S) nHu Ir nIt aJu nLu aNo nRm nSi(S) Sk nSl Sr aSu cUk]