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Life form:
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herb |
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grass |
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climber |
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shrub |
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tree |
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Additional:
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annual |
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biennial |
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perennial |
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bulbous |
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rhizome |
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aquatic |
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woody |
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Origin:
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Europe.
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Stem:
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Sprawling stems rooting at nodes.
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Leaves:
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May be simple and lobed, or pinnate with dentate leaflets.
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Flowers:
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White flowers followed by fruits which ripen from green to red then black.
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Roots:
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Tap root.
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Other characteristics:
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Prickly climber. Serious wetland and creek line weed.
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Spread:
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Seeds spread by birds and foxes.
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Control:
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Hand weeding for small plants or herbicides over several years.
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