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GoCubsGo

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8. Where do you live?

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2015, 02:10 PM

May 2015

Knowing that might go a long way in identifying this vine, although photos would be quite helpful, as well. Since it has leaves that you say look like grape leaves, it's quite possible that it is one of the wild grape species.

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Calling Lounge botanists (who will probably then detest me). Specialty: vines [View all] UTUSN May 2015 OP

kudzu ? In_The_Wind May 2015 #1

If not, at least as invasive. My leaves were more grape like. UTUSN May 2015 #2

Kudzu not limited to water/swamp. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #20

Wisteria? CottonBear May 2015 #5

Nope, that's way too gorgeous!1 n/t UTUSN May 2015 #6

Smilax? NRaleighLiberal May 2015 #3

Don't think so, vaguely similar but your leaves are glossy and larger. The chain link UTUSN May 2015 #7

Is it evergreen or deciduous? CottonBear May 2015 #4

Did the Photobucket thing, here: UTUSN May 2015 #9

Where do you live? GoCubsGo May 2015 #8

Undisclosed location, "V" for Vendetta syndrome. Plus, my basic question isn't really identifying it UTUSN May 2015 #10

Not necessarily "unique." GoCubsGo May 2015 #11

Good info on spores. & haha, I knew I would p.o. the botanists. So the options are: UTUSN May 2015 #13

I think it may be a cascading hops vine. Dude, you should have made beer! Avalux May 2015 #12

Haha, but those berries or whatever they're called are too big, leaves don't look like that, and UTUSN May 2015 #14

It could be Muscadine. Texasgal May 2015 #15

Hmmm, the leaves look similar, but I can't fathom my weed being anything grape-like UTUSN May 2015 #17

Google to see if you have a local County Extension MerryBlooms May 2015 #16

looks like a Muscatine or scuppernine... ms liberty May 2015 #18

Sorry, but after tearing this thing down from 50 ft of fence, the nasty smell, the spiders UTUSN May 2015 #19