Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
06 / 18 / 2015
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Season Photo Was Taken
Summer
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Region Photo Was Taken
Northeast
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City
Hudson Valley
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State
New York
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Posted by
motts
Notes:
Thought this was a weed but now it looks like it’s flowering. Anybody know what this is??
Comments
stone Master Identifier says:
Hmmm… On reading about the swallow worts… I’m inclined to agree… Solution is the same… http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2014/04/invasive-vines-swallow-new-yorks-natural-areas Pretty, but evil.
June 19th, 2015 at 2:41pm
laura735 Unregistered says:
Maybe black swallow-wort / black dog-strangling vine (Cynanchum louiseae syn. Vincetoxicum nigrum). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynanchum_louiseae
June 19th, 2015 at 1:06pm
stone Master Identifier says:
Definitely a weed… Best of luck getting that messy vinca eradicated. I suggest going after it with a shovel. http://stonethegardener.tumblr.com/post/16165732476/please-avoid-spreading-this-stuff-vinca-may-look
June 19th, 2015 at 12:15pm