Can anyone identify this plant that I found growing in my backyard?
It has a thin stem, long thin leaves that are paired on the stem, with a prominent central rib on the leaves.
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Sign up to join this communityCan anyone identify this plant that I found growing in my backyard?
It has a thin stem, long thin leaves that are paired on the stem, with a prominent central rib on the leaves.
Click on image for full size
It is balloon plant aka...um...'hairy balls' (Gomphocarpus physocarpus aka Asclepias physocarpa), a milkweed native to southeastern Africa.