[MAIPC] Five-fingered Aralia Spotted in Baltimore City

[Ruth Douglas]

OMG. Your first image looked a lot like Virginia creeper, but others show a shrub, right? I've never even of it before. Thanks. 
Ruth Douglas

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> On Aug 1, 2018, at 9:39 AM, Kate Wagner <kaitlynwagnermusic at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello MA-IPC, 
> 
> I wanted to alert the listserve that I've spotted a developing stand of Five-fingered Aralia (Eleutherococcus sieboldianus) in Baltimore City. The plant, which does not appear to have been intentionally planted, has colonized approximately 35 square feet of an embankment in Wyman Park. The report has been verified on EDDMapS.  This is the first verified sighting of the plant in Maryland in EDDMapS since May 2016, and is the first in Baltimore City. My hope is that this is an isolated incident and that the plant has merely escaped from a nearby ornamental planting. I plan on taking a closer look on my walk tomorrow. 
> 
> Links to pictures of the specimen: Image 1, Image 2, Image 3
> 
> Since I did not see any prior Baltimore area reports of the plant on either iNaturalist or EDDMapS, I wanted to make sure the listserve was made aware of this sighting just in case. 
> 
> Best wishes,
> Kate Wagner. 
> 
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