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Polygonaceae family
Ribbonbush Homalocladium platycladum
Ribbonbush is an introduced perennial shrub, found in Puerto Rico.
More about this plant
Muehlenbeckia platyclada, known as centipede plant, tapeworm plant or ribbonbush, is a species of plant in the knotweed family from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is also naturalized in other tropical regions, including Puerto Rico, India, Bolivia, Madagascar, Nicaragua and Pakistan. Wikipedia →
Growing & care
USDA PLANTS · TRY Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
- Lifespan
- Perennial
In the garden
Shrub layer — Sits in the shrub of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a
guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.
Related plants
More Homalocladium → Native
Alaska Knotweed
Polygonum caurianum
●●●○○ Native
Alaska Wild Rhubarb
Polygonum alpinum
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Native
Alpine Bistort
Polygonum viviparum
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Native
Alpine Sheep Sorrel
Rumex paucifolius
●●●○○ Native
Amamastla
Rumex chrysocarpus
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Native
American Bistort
Polygonum bistortoides
●●●○○ Same genus / family, ranked by ecological value — from the PlantKey catalog
Sources for this entry (7) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — US-RIIS v2.0 (USGS)
[06] Photos — Wikimedia Commons — CC, credited per image
[07] Description — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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