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Posted By: Mrs.Bradley help identifying a vine - August 18th, 2006 at 06:43 AM
anyone know what this is? we found it under the deck this morning. thanks.

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Posted By: weezie13 Re: help identifying a vine - August 18th, 2006 at 06:54 AM
Um, can you take another picture for more perspective??? Like put a dime next to it..

Also, Like how long is it?
How the leaves join the stem...
Any flower buds or identifing oddities!!!

It sort of looks like ground ivy to me,
but if the leaf is that big, it wouldn't be..
Posted By: kennyso Re: help identifying a vine - August 18th, 2006 at 07:23 AM
for some reason, it reminds me of a squash/cucumber/melons (etc.) vine of some sort, I see the stalk seems quite thick so just a guess
Posted By: Mrs.Bradley Re: help identifying a vine - August 18th, 2006 at 07:25 AM
'kay Weezie. here's a little perspective. I haven't seen any kind of bud or bloom.
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Posted By: weezie13 Re: help identifying a vine - August 18th, 2006 at 07:32 AM
Okay, that is definately NOT ground ivy..
That leave is wayyyyyy to big..

Now you're sayin' it's a vine...
does it have any climbing tendrils?
or how does it "vine"????
*not being funny, but it's not jumpin' out at me
for what it is, so, we then see if we can find the "family" it's in*

***that is, unless someone does identify it.***
but I need (please) a vine section, or other identifing traits..
*give it a wee~bit of time, others may very well come thru and KNOW IT, I just don't*
But we'll get you close to knowing it.. thumbup
Posted By: Mrs.Bradley Re: help identifying a vine - August 18th, 2006 at 07:36 AM
thanks , Weezie.
I just kind of assumed,vine. I think it may just be something else. I didn't see anything trailing.
not a big deal if its just a weed. like I say, its under the deck. curiosity just kicked.
Posted By: netty Re: help identifying a vine - August 18th, 2006 at 08:26 AM
Could that be some kind of Mallow?
Posted By: weezie13 Re: help identifying a vine - August 18th, 2006 at 09:57 AM
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Originally posted by Mrs.Bradley:
not a big deal if its just a weed. like I say, its under the deck. curiosity just kicked.
We love solvin' mysteries around here...
It's soooooo much fun thumbup clp
Posted By: Nessa Re: help identifying a vine - August 20th, 2006 at 12:38 PM
I think it resembles the leaves of a grape vine. If it's not a real grape vine it could be something from the same family.

Here's a link to a random picture of grape leaves, just for reference: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/senior/fruits/images/large/grapesleaf.jpg
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