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Are these plants worth keeping? #752568
Asked May 27, 2021, 3:39 PM EDT
Dakota County Minnesota
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Photo 2 is a seedling boxelder Acer negundo
A belated thanks for the information! Should we keep or pull the nightshade plants? My wildflower book doesn’t indicate that it’s invasive and I can’t find anything definitive on the state web sites.
Thanks again,
Kathy
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Subject: Re: Are these plants worth keeping? (#0022499)
Bittersweet nightshade is a climber with interesting flowers and bright red fruit. However, most people consider it a weed and pull it on sight.
https://www.bbg.org/news/weed_of_the_month_bittersweet_nightshade
It's not native to Minnesota.
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/bittersweet-nightshade