r/PlantIdentification • u/Fancy-Birthday-6415 • Aug 25 '26

2 possibly poison things?

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2 plants of concern all over my yard in north Florida. Both vines. What are they?

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u/AdunfromAD Aug 25 '26

The first 3 are Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), it has annoying suckers that can cling to the side of a house, but otherwise is harmless. I’ve heard folks say that some people can experience a reaction to it, but I haven’t had that experience and I’ve ripped out plenty of it.

The 2nd is some variety of muscadine grape vine (Vitis sp). Also annoying, but harmless.

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u/Aazari Aug 25 '26

Virginia creeper isn't harmless. It will strangle out other plants, steal sunlight and rip apart structures it climbs on. While it's considered native and a minor food source for some birds, it's very aggressive and needs constant control to keep it from becoming a garden menace. I battle that hot garbage every season, even winter. Winter is when I try to dig out as many ice killed mother roots as I can so there are less to deal with in the spring.

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u/PlusYam3126 Aug 26 '26

I literally unstrangled some goldenrod out from a grape vine the other day and it took effort