Thursday, May 20, 2010

Can anyone identify this wild plant from a description?

My brother found it in the woods (in Middle Georgia). It was a green tennis ball - sized pod on a single stem. The pod was split so when it dried I open it to find over a dozen brown seeds that were about the size of fat butterbean. I thought it looked like something you'd find near a pond but my brother found it under some trees,probably pine trees. I'm really interested in finding out what it is and what the flower looks like. I've never seen anything like it---it's very alien-looking.

Can anyone identify this wild plant from a description?
the 'tennis ball plant'... *smile*....





http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showima...
Reply:Was the pod green and egg shapped? If so it is a faux passion fruit vine.
Reply:It may be a "balloon plant".... Asclepias physocarpa, a type of milkweed. Its not natural to Georgia, though. If you have a photo, please post it...sounds interesting.


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