What is this plant?
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N'neka
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I'm not sure if this is a plant or weed. This popped in an area where I've tried many plants, most of which died. Does anyone know what this is?
8 answers
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It is a weed.
Carol
on Aug 31, 2014
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N'Neka I think it is call - Catch Me if You Can - Hophornbeam Copperleaf -
Luis
on Aug 31, 2014
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Looks like spearmint....rub a leaf between your fingers and you will be able to tell if it is...
Rosalyn
on Aug 31, 2014
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Basil
Dina Dandrea Douthitt
on Aug 31, 2014
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Mint. Not basil I think
Dina Dandrea Douthitt
on Aug 31, 2014
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I think Luis is correct.
Douglas Hunt
on Sep 01, 2014
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Hophornbeam copperleaf is a summer annual species in the Euphorbiaceae family. This plant family, also referred to as the Spurge family, includes several other problematic weed species, many of which have a milky sap. Hophornbeam copperleaf, however, does not contain the characteristic milky sap of other Euphorbiaceae family members. It is indigenous to Illinois and most commonly found in the southern third of the state. Over the past 5 years, however, we have identified populations in cornfields and soybean fields progressively farther north in the state, and in 2000 we identified a population as far north as Tazewell County. Several other copperleaf species can be found in Illinois, and while most of these other species are not generally considered problematic in agronomic production systems, Virginia copperleaf (Acalypha virginica) can be a troublesome weed species in southern Illino
Theresa Jacobsen
on Sep 01, 2014
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Definitely not Mint or Basil.
Ann Brownlee
on Sep 01, 2014
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