Please help I.D. (Zone 9b, FL USA)

mek0115

3 years ago

It looks like a fern, but it's on a vine. I'm eager to know the name of it.

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Jay 6a Chicago
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Double post, this one has no pic.😮😯😲😳
mek0115
Original Author
3 years ago
I don't know why it decided not to post. Hopefully it shows this time.
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Jay 6a Chicago
3 years ago
We still need a location, because different , but similar looking legumes grow in different parts of the country.
mek0115
Original Author
3 years ago
Zone 9b Central FL USA
Jay 6a Chicago
3 years ago
You call it a vine. Does it climb or just ramble over the ground?Does the plant have tendrils or thorns? What's the approximate length of the vine? Any flowers or buds?
mek0115
Original Author
3 years ago
It does have tendrils, no thorns and no flowers to be seen.
Jay 6a Chicago
3 years ago
The only genus that I can think of is Vicia. It might be a Vicia species, but there may be other species there I don't know about. A flower would help when if you get one.
mek0115
Original Author
3 years ago
Jay I believe you're right. I'm going to give it time to flower before I decide to get rid of it. Thank u very much for ur help!
Jay 6a Chicago
3 years ago
You're welcome mek. Please come back and show it again when it blooms, and we can hopefully give you an exact ID.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
3 years ago
Are you sure it has tendrils? There are none visible in the pictures. Also what size are the leaves? (The whole pinnate leaf, not just the leaflets)
Jay 6a Chicago
3 years ago
Floral, this picture wouldn't expand for me, so I couldn't see any detail.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
3 years ago
It expands on an iPad.
Jay 6a Chicago
3 years ago
It's not my device, it's a gardenweb glitch. Just temporary I'm sure.
mek0115
Original Author
3 years ago
It does have tendrils. I had to expand the pic to see them.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Could you circle these tendrils because I still don’t see them however much I enlarge the picture? And please could you give measurements for the leaves? There’s nothing to give a sense of scale.

Meanwhile compare with Abrus precatorius.
bengz6westmd
3 years ago
Securigera varia (crownvetch)?
nel5397
3 years ago
Given the location, it is probably a rosary pea which is a noxious weed.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
3 years ago
Mek, nel5397 is invariably spot on. So I’ll firm up my suggestion. Rosary Pea is Abrus precatorious.
mek0115
Original Author
3 years ago
These are the tendrils. They are hard to see.
mek0115
Original Author
3 years ago
These are the tendrils.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
3 years ago
Right. So it isn’t Abrus precatorius after all. Apparently that has no tendrils. (I’ve never seen it in person). I think we’re going to have to await the flowers.

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