Fallopia japonica typical to see much smaller plants in places where they sprout through cracks in the pavement or are repeatedly cut down. The leaves are broad oval with a truncated base, long and broad, with an entire margin. The flowers are small, cream or white, produced in erect racemes long in late summer and early autumn. Closely related species include giant knotweed ("Fallopia sachalinensis", syn. "Polygonum sachalinense") and Russian vine ("Fallopia baldschuanica", "Polygonum baldschuanicum"). Other English names for Japanese knotweed include fleeceflower, Himalayan fleece vine, monkeyweed, monkey fungus, Hancock's curse, elephant ears, pea shooters, donkey rhubarb (although it is not a
Dimorphic fungus Dimorphic fungus Dimorphic fungi are fungi that can exist in the form of both mold and yeast. An example is "Penicillium marneffei", a human pathogen that grows as a mold at room temperature, and as a yeast at human body temperature. Several species of dimorphic fungi are important pathogens of humans and other animals, including "Coccidioides immitis", "Paracoccidioides brasiliensis", "Candida albicans", "Blastomyces dermatitidis", "Histoplasma capsulatum", "Sporothrix schenckii", and "Emmonsia sp". Many other fungi, including the plant pathogen "Ustilago maydis" and the cheesemaker's fungus Geotrichum candidum also have dimorphic life cycles. In medical mycology, these memory aids help students remember that