Plant identification

Sep 12, 2020 14:17:13

I have 2 great dane pups, 3 months old. We moved into a rental house and there was some plants growing a bit but they've grown a lot more since we've moved in. They are on the side of the yard by the fence, it looks like someone attempted gardening there. The pups tend to find their way over there laying in it or trying to nibble on things. I am wondering what these plants are so I can look them up and make sure they aren't harmful to their curious mouths and stomachs.

Any help in identifying them would be great!

Sep 12, 2020 14:30:58

First is Morning Glory. Keep them under control or they can take over.

Sep 12, 2020 14:42:32

where are you located? second to last picture looks like a young hackberry tree.

Sep 12, 2020 15:18:42

Jordan Holland wrote:First is Morning Glory. Keep them under control or they can take over.

Yes you're right! I googled it and that's exactly what it looks like! It does seem to be in it's own area of the "garden" but it has begun sprawling out onto the grass. Do I just trim it back into the bed or will that kill it if I just cut the length back?

Sep 12, 2020 15:21:53

greg mosser wrote:where are you located? second to last picture looks like a young hackberry tree.

I am in Texas, 8a hardiness zone. I don't know what sprouting hackberry trees look like so I am not sure. The leaves are definitely a darker green than any of the other plants.

Sep 12, 2020 15:50:44

R Vaughn wrote:

Jordan Holland wrote:First is Morning Glory. Keep them under control or they can take over.

Yes you're right! I googled it and that's exactly what it looks like! It does seem to be in it's own area of the "garden" but it has begun sprawling out onto the grass. Do I just trim it back into the bed or will that kill it if I just cut the length back?

On the ground they may not be too bad, but if they get a chance to climb, they will cover anything. They also produce copious amounts of seeds that appear to remain viable indefinitely. They are extremely hardy here, virtually impossible to kill.

Sep 12, 2020 15:56:58

The second plant might be this https://florapittsburghensis.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/green-poinsettia-euphorbia-dentata/

I've been trying to ID something similar but not quite the same as yours here in the Ozarks.

Sep 13, 2020 18:05:58

Judith Browning wrote:The second plant might be this https://florapittsburghensis.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/green-poinsettia-euphorbia-dentata/

I've been trying to ID something similar but not quite the same as yours here in the Ozarks.

It does look like what you posted! Thanks for the find! This plant said it is toxic to mammals if eaten so it looks like I might want to pull them if the pups won't stop nibbling on things because that is the plant that has migrated out of the side and all the way to the tree already!

Sep 14, 2020 08:48:46

I'm also in Texas, 8a, and have all of these growing in my fields

First is definitely wild morning glory... I fight with it every year because it has tried to consume my greenhouse and other structures (and drops thousands of seeds each fall).
I always thought the second one was lambsquarters. Glad to learn that isn't the case.
The sapling (third) appears to be a young cedar elm. The wood chips I used on the garden last fall was full of cedar elm berries, so I've been chopping them out of the garden all spring and summer.
The common name for the last one is straggler daisy. It makes a pretty dense ground cover in the fall. I believe I've seen my geese munch on it, but they'll eat almost anything, so I can't say it's not toxic.

Sep 14, 2020 09:06:20

I always thought the second one was lambsquarters. Glad to learn that isn't the case.

Definitely not lambsquarters.

I would consider rampant lambsquarters a bonus!

Lambsquarters is one of my favorite wild greens that we encourage to volunteer wherever it likes

Best as a cooked green in my opinion....but be sure of an ID of course.

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