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Vine With Sweet-Smelling, White Flower Clusters?

2 years ago

This vine was found growing along a river. It has sweet-smelling, pinkish-white flower clusters about ~3" wide and long, heart-shaped leaves. What is it?

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carol23_gw
2 years ago
Mikania scandens perhaps.
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bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw
2 years ago
Looks like the milkweed honeyvine (Cynanchum laeve) that is flowering now. Can become very aggressive in residential landscapes.
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bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
After a belated closer look, I agree the pink/red tinges on the stems and flowers seem more likely the Mikania. Not one I've seen yet around our north Texas neighborhood, but will now be expecting it from the birds who seem to gift us some new native or invasive vine every two or three years.

Also not likely Cynanchum if it isn't already showing signs of pod growth somewhere.
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blakrab Centex
Original Author
2 years ago
Hmm yea, I'm going to go with Mikania scandens (Climbing Hempvine) due to those long, curly stamens...

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