07-31-2007, 05:48 AM
This vine might be in the monstera family. It climes and crawls just like it and the stalk or branching of the vine is nearly identical too. . I've seen it mixed in with monstera, except monstera likes shade where as this vine likes the sun. When I've seen it mixed in with monstera whereas when it grows into the bright sun, it almost looks like the leaf mutates into a much smaller configuration with the solid heart shape, smaller than monstera, and no separation or splitting up in the leaf, within the leaf its self.. However, when you cut or snap monteria's branch unlike this stuff it does not bleed red.. And once i took a really close look at the two growing within each other I could see a definite separation of the vine/ branching..
I am pretty sure it's what you got now Noel, it's a pretty deceiving looking vine, seemingly harmless, until its sap begins to get under your skin 12-18 hours later. Of all the cutting, scrapping of shrubs, weeds and the like I've done, this vines sap is the only thing that will not wash out too.. My pants and shirt I used a few months ago to eliminate a whole truck load of this stuff is permanently stained which, now looks like almost brown spotting.. I bet it stained in your cloths too.
And to your photos, nope and nope. Similar colors but just a bit bigger and a elongated heart shape, is this vines ID.. Plus, i just remembered, it's new leaves can be somewhat attractive, , some areas are while some are not ornamental leave colors, with interesting coloration on it, and may or may not be a reddish tone. i mean, I almost thought i had two different types of vines at times for this ornamentation, but following the stalk proved it may or may not display variegated, brown/blue and or red colors in the leaf.. Could not discover this odd characteristic because some did and some did not in the light or shade..
Basic ID is a elongated heart shape vine. Snap it, wait a few minutes and it's sap turns red.
Oh yeah, lucky for you, unlike poison oak or ivy, it does not spread as easily. Mostly it just burns holes in your outer layers of skin, depending on how much of the sap you got on you.. My wife had a nearly one inch spot, that got so bad we began to think she had staff.. The tell tail sign was the stain on her shirt exactly same size and location of this burn.. Today months, many months later she has a permanent scar that looks like one from an immunization shot near her shoulder.. I've got a few battle scars from it too, but they will go away, hers, not likely.
Oh yeah oh yeah, never-mind the betadine, that's how i learned she reacted to it. It did not help and cause the areas around it to look worse..
Hydrocortazone (sp?) cream, calamine lotion and benadryl (sp?) pills. Sam thing basically for poison ivy/oak. plus he gave her hydroxyzine to help her relax/sleep.. She's a scratcher from hell as it is..
Edited by - Jeffhale on 07/31/2007 10:42:36
I am pretty sure it's what you got now Noel, it's a pretty deceiving looking vine, seemingly harmless, until its sap begins to get under your skin 12-18 hours later. Of all the cutting, scrapping of shrubs, weeds and the like I've done, this vines sap is the only thing that will not wash out too.. My pants and shirt I used a few months ago to eliminate a whole truck load of this stuff is permanently stained which, now looks like almost brown spotting.. I bet it stained in your cloths too.
And to your photos, nope and nope. Similar colors but just a bit bigger and a elongated heart shape, is this vines ID.. Plus, i just remembered, it's new leaves can be somewhat attractive, , some areas are while some are not ornamental leave colors, with interesting coloration on it, and may or may not be a reddish tone. i mean, I almost thought i had two different types of vines at times for this ornamentation, but following the stalk proved it may or may not display variegated, brown/blue and or red colors in the leaf.. Could not discover this odd characteristic because some did and some did not in the light or shade..
Basic ID is a elongated heart shape vine. Snap it, wait a few minutes and it's sap turns red.
Oh yeah, lucky for you, unlike poison oak or ivy, it does not spread as easily. Mostly it just burns holes in your outer layers of skin, depending on how much of the sap you got on you.. My wife had a nearly one inch spot, that got so bad we began to think she had staff.. The tell tail sign was the stain on her shirt exactly same size and location of this burn.. Today months, many months later she has a permanent scar that looks like one from an immunization shot near her shoulder.. I've got a few battle scars from it too, but they will go away, hers, not likely.
Oh yeah oh yeah, never-mind the betadine, that's how i learned she reacted to it. It did not help and cause the areas around it to look worse..
Hydrocortazone (sp?) cream, calamine lotion and benadryl (sp?) pills. Sam thing basically for poison ivy/oak. plus he gave her hydroxyzine to help her relax/sleep.. She's a scratcher from hell as it is..
Edited by - Jeffhale on 07/31/2007 10:42:36