Scenic Lawrence Brook - Plants :  vines
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Vines [invasive are indicated in red]
Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed) native to Eurasia Also named potato bean, Indian potato, it belongs to the legume family. Was an important American Indian food. Now developped for domestication. native to temperate areas of Asia. Invasive (crowds out native species); syn. Chinese tearthumb
Field Bindweed
(Convolvulus arvensis)		 Groundnut
(Apios americana)		 Porcelain Berry[inv.]
(Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)		 Mile-a-minute [invasive]
(Persicaria perfoliata)
Here, on the ground, the largest leaves of poison ivy I have ever seen (15 inches long) Hanging over Farrington LAke  
Poison Ivy -1 (Toxicodendron radicans) Virginia  Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)  
   
Also know as bittersweet, climbing nightshade, poisonberry and poisonflower Also named "Oriental Staff Vine",Oriental Bittersweet, Japanese Bittersweet or Asiatic Bittersweet
Nightshade (toxic)
(Solanum dulcamara)		 Bittersweet [invasive]
(Celastrus orbiculatus). 		Greenbrier in winter 
(Smilax sp.) 
      Ravine totally invaded by English ivy (near Westoms Mill Pond)
typical oak-like leaves    
Japanase honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) English  Ivy [invasive]
(Hedera helix)
The vampire of the plant world Can climb 100 ft high. Warning : Can be confused with toxic Moonseed plant (Menispermum spp.)
Dodder  [invasive] (Cuscuta sp.) Fox Grape (Vitis labrusca)