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Title: Plant identification
Post by: ADreamer on September 30, 2020, 03:08:21 PM

I've seen this plant two times in the last three years along the wood's edge. Does anyone know the name of the plant? Is it a perennial?

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Title: Re: Plant identification
Post by: Texas Ranger on September 30, 2020, 03:13:05 PM

Strawberry bush. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin (https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=euam9)

Title: Re: Plant identification
Post by: nativewolf on September 30, 2020, 03:46:46 PM

also known as deer candy because deer love to browse them. See the deer browse on those stems, very normal to eat it back even further. If you have healthy unbrowsed plants you don't have many deer.

I believe it has a square stem, been a long time so don't hold me to it.

Title: Re: Plant identification
Post by: WV Sawmiller on September 30, 2020, 07:15:55 PM

In wildlife biology classes at AU it was described as an indicator plant for deer because of the deer's love for it. It has square stems if I remember correctly.

Title: Re: Plant identification
Post by: WDH on September 30, 2020, 09:21:25 PM

Also called Catspaw.

Title: Re: Plant identification
Post by: dchiapin on October 01, 2020, 11:06:20 AM

Also called Hearts-A-Bustin

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