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Monday - April 06, 2009

From: Sour Lake , TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Plant Identification
Title: Plant identfication
Answered by: Nan Hampton

QUESTION:

slow growing woody vine, yellow flowers, (grows butterfly shape leaves with seed in middle of it) in addition to the regular leaves.

ANSWER:

Mr. Smarty Plants is supposing you want to identify this plant.  Mr. Smarty Plants does love to identify plants but I'm afraid a description alone rarely is enough to make a definitive identification.  Please take photos of the plant and then visit Mr. Smarty Plants' Plant Identification page for information on  submitting  photos for identification.
 

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