| Thladiantha dubia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Thladiantha |
| Species: | T. dubia |
| Binomial name | |
| Thladiantha dubia Bunge | |
Thladiantha dubia, the Manchu tubergourd, goldencreeper, wild potato, or (French) thladianthe douteuse, is a herbaceous perennial climbing vine of the gourd family. It is native to Russia, northern China, and Korea, but has been introduced to Japan, southeast Europe (Austria, Romania, Germany), the Galapagos Islands, and scattered locations in North America (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Wisconsin). It is occasionally grown as a medicinal plant, or as an ornamental in North America (the US and Canada).
Like other members of the genus, it is dioecious. It grows from a tuber and spreads vegetatively by sending out underground rhizomes that produce new tubers.
References
- NRCS. "Thladiantha dubia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Lu, Anmin; Jeffrey, Charles. "Thladiantha dubia". Flora of China. Vol. 19 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- Nesom, Guy L. (2015). "Thladiantha dubia". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 6. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Chayka, Katy; Dziuk, Peter (2016). "Thladiantha dubia (Manchu Tubergourd)". Minnesota Wildflowers.
- O'Neill, Tara. "Highly invasive non-native plant found for first time in CT in Kent, officials say". News Times. Hearst CT Media. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- Lu, Anmin; Jeffrey, Charles. "Thladiantha". Flora of China. Vol. 19 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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