Horticulture 221
Identification Characteristics - Vines and Broadleaf Evergreens
J. E. Klettt

POLYGONACEAE

Polygonum aubertii - Silver Lace Vine

Leaves - Alternate, simple, ovate to oblong ovate, 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches long.

Flowers - White to greenish white, sometimes slightly pinkish, borne in numerous slender
               panicles in July through September.

Fruit - Three-angled achene but not showy.

Growth Habit - Twining deciduous vine of rampant growth.

      
                HABIT                                                                 YOUNG HABIT                                                             FLOWER AND LEAF