Bush that appears to be vine-like and smells wonderfully, almost like tea. (Rome, Italy)

by nicktheone

7 Comments

  1. TXsweetmesquite

    Looks an awful lot like *Reynoutria japonica*, Japanese knotweed.

  2. ratnegative

    Unlikely to be Reynoutria japonica because of the vining habit, but looks like it’s still in the Polygonaceae. IMO a Fallopia species. iNat records seem to indicate that F. baldschuanica is the most common. Not native and probably weedy. [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=42.296038&nelng=13.2962754&subview=map&swlat=41.4075699&swlng=11.7335456&taxon_id=48382&view=species](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=42.296038&nelng=13.2962754&subview=map&swlat=41.4075699&swlng=11.7335456&taxon_id=48382&view=species)

  3. AtomisticDumpling

    My best (uneducated) guess is Russian vine. I only say that because I have a neighbour with it in the uk and its unchecked and ferociously going after everything else. Similar flower and a very strong scent

  4. MWD_tales

    May be Fallopia aubertii. Crazy invasive in Poland, I bet in Italy also. 

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