Mystery bean vine - Ask Extension
We did not plant this and discovered the vine this summer. Previous owners did not plant it either. It has green bean looking pods. I tasted (didn...
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Mystery bean vine #353362
Asked August 15, 2016, 3:46 PM EDT
We did not plant this and discovered the vine this summer. Previous owners did not plant it either. It has green bean looking pods. I tasted (didn't ingest) and it tastes sweet like a green bean.
Middlesex County Massachusetts
Expert Response
Hello,
the plant in the photo is black swallow wort, an invasive weed. See link for more info.
https://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/cylo1.htm
Regards,
Carol Quish
the plant in the photo is black swallow wort, an invasive weed. See link for more info.
https://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/cylo1.htm
Regards,
Carol Quish
