The
Mile-a-Minute Project of the Hudson Valley
Mile-a-Minute Identification
The Mile-a-Minute vine has a
unique combination of traits that make it fairly easy to identify (see
images to right of page and below):
1. Trangle-shaped leaves.
2. Downward facing barbs or prickles on the vine and underside of leaves.
3. Ocrea (saucer-shaped leaves) that surround stem at nodes (branching points).
Image courtesy of S.Mogil
Other Mile-a-Minute traits to look for (see images to right and below):
Fruit that turns from green to blue in late summer/early fall
Young Seedlings
Young Plants
1. Trangle-shaped leaves.
2. Downward facing barbs or prickles on the vine and underside of leaves.
3. Ocrea (saucer-shaped leaves) that surround stem at nodes (branching points).
Image courtesy of S.Mogil
Other Mile-a-Minute traits to look for (see images to right and below):
Fruit that turns from green to blue in late summer/early fall
Young Seedlings
Young Plants
Quick
Identification:
Triangle-shaped leaves
Downward facing barbs or prickles
Ocrea that surround stem at nodes
Fruit that turns blue in late summer/early fall
Downward facing barbs or prickles
Ocrea that surround stem at nodes
Fruit that turns blue in late summer/early fall