Rough Potato Vining Milkweed. An invasive weed not seen in the united states for six decades has made a mysterious appearance in minnesota. Rough potato a type of vining milkweed has not been seen in north america in over 60 years.
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Rough potato is an invasive type of vining milkweed found at several sites in and near holdingford minn in august. It is not certain how the vines ended up in central minnesota. Also known as bluevine climbing milkweed dog s collar enslen s vine peavine sandvine smooth anglepod or smooth swallow wort.
The vining milkweed native to eastern asia has dense infestations along the south two river in holdingford according to the dnr.
It s native to eastern asia and had previously not been reported in north. Stearns county confirmed the presence of metaplexis japonica commonly known as rough potato a type of vining milkweed that was found along the lake wobegon trail in holdingford by sherry kutter a university of minnesota extension master naturalist. About our new maps. Rough potato a type of vining milkweed has not been seen in north america in over 60 years.
