Common Name: hedge smartweedScientific Name: Polygonum scandens L. syn. Fallopia scandensFamily Name: Polygonaceae - Smartweed or Buckwheat FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed Stemsclimbing or trailing vine, smooth, branching below, nodes swollen, ocrea (papery or membranous sheath) present at nodes Leavesalternate, broad heart-shaped, entire, tip pointed Flowersgreenish-white, small, petals absent; axillary racemes Seed Pods 3 sided, usually 3-winged