plant in melbourne ... is it sweet potato?

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  1. ackgan

    ackgan New Member

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    Hi,

    I found this plant growing in my pot outdoors in melbourne, Australia.
    I had a sweet potato buried in the soil and wonder if it finally sprouted after several months... but am too chicken to try to dig it out.

    (please ignore the parsley on the right side)

    Thanks for your help.
     

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  2. pierrot

    pierrot Active Member 10 Years

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    Hello

    Looks like a knotweed of some type maybe in the genus fallopia

    Nasty invasive here in the Vancouver area
     
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  3. Lila Pereszke

    Lila Pereszke Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Surely a Fabaceae, not knotweed... looks like some Phaseolus, or it could be a Dolichos lablab, because of the purple stem...
     
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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Ditto Fabaceae.
     
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  5. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Dolichos was my thought also.
     
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