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Old 08/02/14, 11:00 AM
 
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Smile Locoweed

Hi Can anyone tell me if Locoweed grows sort of tangled? we have a weed up here in Canada that looks like Locoweed but it grows like plant cover and gets so tangled it can trip you ,I am wondering if this is Locoweed ?
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Old 08/02/14, 11:10 AM
 
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Can you post a picture of it?
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Old 08/02/14, 11:51 AM
 
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I always thought loco-weed was Jimson weed, has long trumpet flowers and the seed pod has spikes on it and don't eat the seeds unless you want a nasty LSD experience.

Actually it sounds like bed straw or cleavers, leaves are small elongated lobed may be a half dozen in a circle around the stem, the seeds are like little burrs and some bed straw has sticky stems (little hairs like velcro). Its an excellent diuretic in small quantities.
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Old 08/02/14, 12:02 PM
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And others here are a bunch of pics all are called Loco-Wed.

http://https://www.google.com/search...54%3B800%3B600
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Old 08/04/14, 10:59 AM
 
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Here Are A couple Pics
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Old 08/04/14, 11:34 AM
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Looks like a type of Vetch.
myheaven, chickenista and ksfarmer like this.
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Old 08/04/14, 09:20 PM
 
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That's what I was just getting ready to post. I just don't know which one cuz there's a lot of different vetches.
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