# Japanese knotweed apparently not observed **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [September 25, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/japanese-knotweed-apparently-not-observed/55929 "2024-09-25T18:41:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![oksanaetal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/oksanaetal/32/60589_2.png) [@oksanaetal](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/oksanaetal)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/japanese-knotweed-apparently-not-observed/55929/1 "2024-09-25T18:41:04Z")
**Platform** (Android, iOS, Website): Website **Browser** , if a website issue (Firefox, Chrome, etc) : Chrome **URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages**: [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?subview=map&taxon\_id=914922](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?subview=map&taxon_id=914922) [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?subview=map&taxon\_id=72133&view=species](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?subview=map&taxon_id=72133&view=species) **Description of problem** (please provide a set of steps we can use to replicate the issue, and make as many as you need.): I looked at observations of JK but found nothing. ![Screen Shot 2024-09-25 at 1.06.06 PM 1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/5/2/52eaf7d855723ac37a6e084078cff70e4d3800bf.jpeg) Also this: ![Screen Shot 2024-09-25 at 1.06.54 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/4/b/4b4c97cd2cb0278e0cfc133da37fd615f67f47f4.jpeg) 2 observations?? Step 1: Open the Japanese knotweed map Step 2: See ‘no results found’ Step 3: Be confused ---
**Author:** ![garlicdog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/garlicdog/32/44062_2.png) [@garlicdog](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/garlicdog)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/japanese-knotweed-apparently-not-observed/55929/2 "2024-09-25T19:13:51Z")
Fallopia japonica does not appear to be a valid taxon on Inat, _Reynoutria japonica_ is used instead ---
**Author:** ![oksanaetal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/oksanaetal/32/60589_2.png) [@oksanaetal](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/oksanaetal)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/japanese-knotweed-apparently-not-observed/55929/3 "2024-09-25T19:39:52Z")
I see, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/japanese-knotweed-apparently-not-observed/55929/4 "2024-09-25T19:57:27Z")