Question: Hoping to get an ID for this twining vine found on goldenrod in old farm fields at Sibley Farm, Spencer …
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Question
Hoping to get an ID for this twining vine found on goldenrod in old farm fields at Sibley Farm, Spencer MA, Aug 2015. Not a great phone photo but the vine has yellow flowers and distinctive seed pods which you can see above the thumb and heart-shaped leaf. This one has us stumped! Thank you Arthur!
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Dear THBfarm, the vine you are holding is a species of Fallopia (bindweed), in the knotweed family. I can't tell you which species for certain because a key portion of the image is blurry (I need a clear image of the point on the stem when the leaf stalk attaches). Hopefully this will get you started on your learning about these plants.
