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MamaGeek Joined: 6/01/2006 Location: Posts: 12	Posted: Jun/02/2006 12:07 AM PST I found this little shade plant growing in a few places in a wooded area in my backyard. It's very small, no more than 4 inches tall, with a vinelike extension under the mulch/leaves stretching to its neighbors. It's never in a bunch of more than 3 or 4 together. Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

DidiereaDream Joined: 5/25/2005 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 2435	Posted: Jun/02/2006 5:39 PM PST I'm not seeing your picture, if there is one. But based on what you're saying, possibly sweet woodruff? Quote \| Reply \| Report

sweetlebee Joined: 5/09/2005 Location: Posts: 19587	Posted: Jun/02/2006 7:43 PM PST Ron, the leaf has small thorns on its edges which is why she thought holly. I don't think it is poison ivy. Is that the only plant with 3 leaves? Quote \| Reply \| Report

MamaGeek Joined: 6/01/2006 Location: Posts: 12	Posted: Jun/05/2006 11:07 PM PST In that photo, yes, there are three leaves together on one of the plants, but that is not the case for all of that type of plant. I have poison ivy in my yard, and I know what it looks like. This is something else. Quote \| Reply \| Report

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