Fallopia is a genus of about 12–15 species of flowering plants in the buckwheat family, often included in a wider treatment of the related genus Polygonum in the past. The genus is native to temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus includes herbaceous perennial plants, herbaceous vines, and woody vines.
Several species are serious invasive weeds, notably Japanese knotweed in Europe and North America.
The genus is named after Italian botanist Gabriello Fallopio, or Fallopius, who was the superintendent of the botanical garden at Padua. He was also an acclaimed anatomist, being considered a founder of modern anatomy along with Vesalius and Eustachius.
Fallopia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora therinella (recorded on F. convolvulus).
I'd like to stay and introduce myself to you
And all your friends who tell you what you do is good
I fall down laughing as they offer you their gratitude
For making them believe the things you do
(chorus)
I feel so tired and I'm leery that the time
You spend with me is of design
I come to see you live your life out on parade
As if your will is so benign
I say goodbye and through the doorway
I will leave you to the key to all the happiness you find
You fill my resevoir with shame
And resignation to banality that fills your little mind
(chorus)
Mercury baby, airless and waiting
Revolving at a high velocity
Proud to be much closer to the sun
Shine your light on everyone
The answer is waiting and soon I'll be fading
Albert would be proud if he could see