Momordica charantia or similar species.

I have the same "tree" in the ditch as the original picture in this post and I think the leaves look sumac-like. The hogweed has fern-like leaves. Based on that, what do y'all think we have here with the Queen-Ann_lace flowers and Sumac-like leaves?

It appears to have a forked tendril, which supposedly denotes some (European) domestic grape ancestry too. Only native Muscadine grapes are immune to Pierce's Disease, so domestic grapes were hybridized with them to confer such resistance. So what you have may be a Muscadine-domestic hybrid... Here is a link that might be useful: Forked tendrils This post was edited by blakrab on Mon, Jun 16, 14 at 22:36

Next time you get that close, smell it ... it should smell like grape soda. Yes, it is kudzu.