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Nasty Thorny Weed

salem_moondance

15 years ago

Can anyone identify what this is and how to get rid of it? If left alone it will twine around and strangle everything in its path. It is extremely thorny (hard, not soft thorns). When I try to pull it up there is a lot of resistance and will finally break but I can't seem to get any roots. Thanks for any ideas.

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tyrlych
15 years ago
Smilax may be?
bob64
15 years ago
Looks like some sort of smilax.
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bob64
15 years ago
Smilax will run above ground and underground for pretty long distances. It might take a few seasons to eradicate it if that's your goal.

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