Question: Hello! I found this strange-looking vine growing on the Joppa Flats grounds in Newburyport in September. Among the lianas, I …
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Hello! I found this strange-looking vine growing on the Joppa Flats grounds in Newburyport in September. Among the lianas, I couldn't find anything with seeds like it. The seeds look very like elm seeds.
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Dear chafeemonell, you've photographed a species of Fallopia (bindweed). It looks most like Fallopia scandens (climbing bindweed), a native member of the knotweed family, but I can't tell for certain without a close view of the nodes, where the stipules can be observed. Best wishes.
