What are these, please?

[spandit]

They cover a fairly large area on acid soil, about 2-3' high

 

[Matthew.Passmore]

Looks a little like Japanese Knotweed but im not sure.

**actually probably not**

 

[spandit]

No, don't think it is knotweed. It's fairly low growing & I'm told it has berries in Autumn

 

[Matthew.Passmore]

could be Tutsan (Hypericum) of some kind?

 

[udamiano]

have a look at this maybe the same not sure

http://www.flickr.com/photos/flgom2000/3627344914/

 

[Shewie]

It looks like some kind of ivy to me

 

[spandit]

The tutsan looks likely. I'll have to wait until the berries return to be sure

 

[Matthew.Passmore]

The tutsan looks likely. I'll have to wait until the berries return to be sure

although looking at the Tutsans they all appear to have opposing leaves whereas these are staggered so maybe an Ivy as Shewie says.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Don't think it's Tutsan as they have longer leaves & arranged in pairs along the stem as Matthew says....I think adamiano's red stemmed spinach (vine spinach) is the best bet & it also has purple berries.

 

[wildranger]

This is nothing like Tutsan! It is certainly not Japanese Knotweed either.. I'll go with the red-stemmed spinach, I'd never heard of it before today, interesting one

 

[spandit]

You know, I looked at the photos of tutsan and thought I recognised the berries - think that might be growing in my garden. The plant I posted about is in the woods

 

[mountainy man]

Its Gaultheria shallon, well am fairly sure, have seen it nearby growing in a scotspine dominated wood.

 

[spandit]

Could well be - I see that it's edible

 

[Jessy11]

they look like having strong lives as so many bines.

 

[spandit]

Old thread (and not sure what Jessy11 is on about) but took some more pictures now the berries are out:

Leaves don't look like shallon or malabar spinach

 

[Androo]

That's odd - I was out with a friend and my son having a cursory Fungal Foray and found these on our way back from the woods:

I reckon they look more like Gaultheria shallon more than the red stemmed spinach mentioned earlier in thread - but I only took this one photo. Gonna pop back get positive ID and try some of those berries... the place we saw this growing was escaping out of a garden on the fringe of a wooded hillside, West facing but still a pretty shaded spot.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

I reckon they look more like Gaultheria shallon more than the red stemmed spinach mentioned earlier in thread .

Yeah you may be right Androo.

Don't worry about Jessy spandit, she (?) was probably a pre- spam merchant.

 

[spandit]

I'm thinking that perhaps they are shallon after all. Not brave enough to eat berries, though.

 

[Androo]

Many random internetters say that these taste sweet and good! Lots of mentions of Gaultheria shallon and Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon Grapes) as a jam.... after successfully making and selling Prunus cerasifera (Purple Cherry Plum) Jam, I'm definitely gonna get some and jam/jelly 'em up.

 

[spandit]

Well. I ate some. Tasted OK and haven't suffered any ill effects so far. It's a pity they've mostly gone now but I'll know for next year