# Id this vine?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vine/684978>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 31, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vine/684978 "2014-03-31T12:35:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vine/684978/1 "2014-03-31T12:35:15Z")

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[Two pics](http://s294.photobucket.com/user/badger60/library/vine#/user/badger60/library/vine?sort=3&page=1&_suid=139626899092509632570299702852). Whatever it is, it realy wants to take over with a vengeance.

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vine/684978/2 "2014-03-31T13:04:27Z")

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Central South Carolina, taken in the last couple of days.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vine/684978/3 "2014-03-31T13:29:12Z")

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From the look of the fruits, I would say some species of Eleagnus.

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**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vine/684978/4 "2014-03-31T13:41:55Z")

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Unless you want it covering everything you own that doesn’t move, you’ll want to follow it back to the base of the plant and remove it root and all. Once these things get established it can be very difficult to remove them completely.

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**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vine/684978/5 "2014-03-31T14:49:32Z")

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[Thorny Olive](http://www.carolinanature.com/trees/elpu.html)

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-vine/684978/6 "2014-03-31T14:53:07Z")

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Thanks, all.