What is this?

[ninnymary]

Someone from our local gardening group posted this. All I know is that it has grown 6 inches in 2 weeks. Started growing where they planted thyme and moss ground covering.

 

[thistlebloom]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say weed.

 

[Nyboy]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say weed.

LOL first thing that popped in my mind weed

 

[digitS']

Well, I had a strange idea, for a strange plant.

I seem to be wrong as Wikipedia describes the plant: "The long thin stems of C. europaea are yellowish or reddish."

Dodder (Cuscuta europaea) is a parasite on other plants, like mistletoe. Instead of just growing on trees, dodder grows on there things like alfalfa.

I don't really know much about it. The picture shows a plant with green stems.

I wonder if the picture is only showing the flowering stems and is missing other plant parts that would make for easier ID.

Steve

 

[Nyboy]

Where is @Larisa she is excellent with plant ID

 

[digitS']

Do you suppose those stems will look like this in another week or two?

Or, this?

Prostrate knotweed (Polygonum aviculare)

Steve

 

[seedcorn]

Reminds me of spindly asparagus. What do roots look like when you pull it out?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Funny, I thought of asparagus too.

Mary, are those flowers getting ready to open or has it already gone to seed? Can you isolate the leaves in a photo or have they not really shown up yet? In part of that photo the stem looks round, but in parts it looks like it may be square?

If moss is growing there it sounds like it is probably shady and maybe moist, but that probably came from an introduced seed. It may look kind of spindly because it is looking for sunlight.

Can you take it to your county extension office for an ID?

I don't have a clue what that is but if it is going to seed that fast I'd get rid of it.

 

[catjac1975]

View attachment 19240 Someone from our local gardening group posted this. All I know is that it has grown 6 inches in 2 weeks. Started growing where they planted thyme and moss ground covering.

Seeing the foliage near the ground would be helpful.It does look like asparagus fluffing out.

 

[ninnymary]

All I have is the picture that was posted. I will ask more questions and see if I can get an update and more pictures.

Mary