Talk:Polygonum

Japanese knotweed

Japanese knotweed deserves its own pictures and article -- both as an invasive threat in NE US, and as a source of Resveratrol -- apparently it can be eaten, like rhubarb? 69.87.199.223 22:54, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

There is a nice such article! But sometimes the links come here instead -- better remapping needed? 69.87.200.9 20:38, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Large genus

Because Polygonum is a genus with a relatively large number of species, the fourth sentence should read, "Common names of polygonum species include include Japanese knotweed, knotgrass, bistort, tear-thumb, mile-a-minute and several others."

An additional line might be, "A number of Polygonum species, such as Japanese knotweed and mile-a-minute, are considered invasive and a threat to biological diversity and integrity in some regions of the U.S." 24.161.66.104 (talk) 00:37, 13 July 2008 (UTC)MAV, restoration ecologist.

I've made an edit along the lines of the first one. As for the invasiveness, ideally we'd mention other areas other than the US, and more importantly we need some kind of citation, per WP:CITE. That's particularly true of invasiveness, as statements along these lines have sometimes been controversial and the solution is to be as specific and factual as possible (see also things like the undue weight discussion at WP:NPOV). Having said all that, yes, since the genus contains a fair number of invasive species, some of them quite prevelant (at least in the US), the article would be improved by covering this.

Thanks for the suggestions, and I hope you decide to keep participating in Wikipedia. There's lots more about wikipedia and how you can help build it at WP:WELCOME. Kingdon (talk) 03:55, 15 July 2008 (UTC)