Maria Ilieva, Frank Bloem, Irem Biter

Suspect: Japanese Knotweed

by Aromalab Team

19 Apr 2024
30 Sep 2024

We want to be able to identify Japanese Knotweed (sometimes to eradicate it), but for many people, it's still difficult to recognize. Visually, it's often mistaken for native species like bindweed and sorrel. However, each plant also develops a unique smell. Can you identify knotweed by its scent?

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Our Intern Hannah Playing the "Suspect: Japanese Knotweed" Game - Jada Maij

With: Hannah Geurkink, Maria Ilieva, Frank Bloem, Irem Biter

Aromalab Team

Frank Bloem

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Frank Bloem working in the Aroma Lab -

Maria Ilieva

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Maria in Aromalab - Photography: Romy Kerkman Romy Kerkman

With: Maria Ilieva

Design

Irem Biter

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Irem Biter - Photography: Romy Kerkman Romy Kerkman

With: Irem Biter

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Japanese Knotweed sprouting in the morning sun - A young sprout of knotweed in the peeping up in the grass in March. This plant is originally from Asia and is considered an exotic invader in the west. As such it is seen as a plague that is dangerous and damaging to local ecology and infrastructure. Reynoutria japonica or Fallopia japonica or Polygonum cuspidatum are the scientific names of the species. Japanse Duizenknoop is the dutch name. photo 2020 by Willem Velthoven  for Mediamatic Willem Velthoven

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Japanese knotweed harvest - Jiyoung Lee

With: Lynn Shore
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The Dog Chased its Tail To Bite it Off - by Alaa Abu Asad Romy Kerkman

With: Alaa Abu Asad
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Dock leaf - Rumex obtusfolius Author:  Sten Porse