Question: Do you have any idea what this is? (It was found in Cassadaga, NY (a rural farm community)). My mother …
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Do you have any idea what this is? (It was found in Cassadaga, NY (a rural farm community)). My mother bought her childhood farm and the tenant farmer didn't care for the land well. These things have spread EVERYWHERE! I don't know what they are. The top is pictured below. They look like carrots. The are rampant--roots connecting them and then more carrots--If left alone they appear to become stiff like tree stumps.... They don't flower. The carrots pic here are small.
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Dear klabby, the plant and roots look like Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed). This is a well-known, native weed of cultivated areas. If you let it flower/fruit, you will be able to confirm the identification through comparison of images on the web. Best wishes.
