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
Glomus (fungus) species may be able to undergo a cryptic sexual cycle. The population structure of "Glomus etunicatum" suggests that clonal expansion plays an important role in the ecological success of "Glomus" species, and that gene exchanges are not completely absent, although likely very rare. Several species of "Glomus", including "G. aggregatum", are cultured and sold as mycorrhizal inoculant for agricultural soils. One species, "G. macrocarpum" (and possibly also "G. microcarpum"), causes tobacco stunt disease. Glomus (fungus) Glomus is a genus of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, and all species form symbiotic relationships (mycorrhizas) with plant roots. "Glomus" is the largest genus of