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I have a volunteer plant that came up in my garden. It's getting fairly big, has orange bllooms and seems to be producing fruit or something after blo...
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Identify please! #671709
Asked August 01, 2020, 11:18 PM EDT
I have a volunteer plant that came up in my garden. It's getting fairly big, has orange bllooms and seems to be producing fruit or something after blooming. I thought it was a bean plant at first.
Klamath County Oregon
Expert Response
This is probably Velvetleaf. Scientific name - Abutilon theophrasti. it is an annual plant in the Malvaceae (Mallow) family. The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) has listed Velvetleaf as a Class B Noxious Weed. Here is a link to the ODA information - https://www.oregon.gov/oda/shared/Documents/Publications/Weeds/VelvetleafProfile.pdf
