justusnak
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This "plant" grows throughout my property. I cant find what it is...and would like to know if it is poisonous? Anyone know?
Identify this for me please?
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virginia creeper?justusnak said:
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justusnak
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This stuff does not vine up. Its low to the ground...maybe 5 or 6 inches tall.
lesa
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Definitely not virginia creeper- I would recognize that in the dark!!! Are the tiny white flowers, part of the larger leafed plant?
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justusnak
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No, the white flowers are a seperate plant.lesa said:
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aquarose
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It looks like May Apple to me.
vfem
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I think they are nice looking and don't appear to be invasive. You may just be lucky to have some nice ground cover. I completely agree with damummis.
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justusnak
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Im not leaning towards the winter aconite...because this stuff grows "wild" all around Indiana.
The May apple...maybe...but the stems on the May apple look to eb more of a woody stem, these are more of a soft juicy stem. I just dont know if its safe to put my goats where this stuff is growing.?
The May apple...maybe...but the stems on the May apple look to eb more of a woody stem, these are more of a soft juicy stem. I just dont know if its safe to put my goats where this stuff is growing.?
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I did a search--it definitely looks like May Apple to me--here's some sites~
http://www.briartech.com/earlyspring/mayapple/may.htm
http://www2.wabash.edu/blog/whatsthatplant/2007/04/may_apple.html
"Podophyllum peltatum
May apple is a common sight in local woodlands at this time of year. Individuals may produce either a single leaf or two leaves. In the latter case, a flower will be produced at the fork between the leaves (see photo). The leaves are folded like an umbrella as the plants emerge from their winter slumber and are a sure sign of spring's arrival. This species produces a rather tasty edible fruit (though the squirrels frequently get to the fruits before they're ripe enough to be appetizing to humans!) May apple is of great economic importance--a compound produced by the roots of species in the genus (podophyllotoxin) is the precursor for etoposide, a medicinal compound used to fight testicular cancer and certain types of lung cancer."
It doesn't look like you have an invasive species growing there!
http://www.briartech.com/earlyspring/mayapple/may.htm
http://www2.wabash.edu/blog/whatsthatplant/2007/04/may_apple.html
"Podophyllum peltatum
May apple is a common sight in local woodlands at this time of year. Individuals may produce either a single leaf or two leaves. In the latter case, a flower will be produced at the fork between the leaves (see photo). The leaves are folded like an umbrella as the plants emerge from their winter slumber and are a sure sign of spring's arrival. This species produces a rather tasty edible fruit (though the squirrels frequently get to the fruits before they're ripe enough to be appetizing to humans!) May apple is of great economic importance--a compound produced by the roots of species in the genus (podophyllotoxin) is the precursor for etoposide, a medicinal compound used to fight testicular cancer and certain types of lung cancer."
It doesn't look like you have an invasive species growing there!
