I don't know if this is native or exotic, but it's definitely invasive! It's a low-growing vine-like groundcover. Sorry I couldn't find a better example - most of the vines have lost their leaves by now. The vine which seems to radiate from a central point is dark red. The purple "spikes" grow sideways, not tall like loosestrife, and I've never seen them open into flowers so they may be more of a seedpod. This is growing *everywhere* we cleared for our house lot 2 yrs ago, mostly in full sun on south end of our lawn but also along north slope and I've even seen some along the wooded edges of our driveway. How do I get rid of it?

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