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the skin/ Reported to cause dermatis in susceptible individuals.” The statement makes no reference to cows, so the mystery is unsolved as far as I am concerned.
“Flowers of the South” describes the plant as, “The most typical woody vine of the South, often seen climbing telephone poles along the highways, tumble-down cabins, and fences and covering waste places.” I like that combination of words, “tumble-down cabins, and fences and covering waste places,” it conjures abandoned buildings I often see when out driving. They are often covered with the trumpet - creeper and, when in full bloom, the sight is splendid. Sadly, I have to state that the vine is often not Campis radicansbut Japanese Honeysuckle or Kudzu, imports from Asia that compete with native plants. Even the aggressive trumpetvine can’t hold its own against these two pests.
The fruits of trumpet-vine are pods, three inches or more long. They look like skinny cigars. These pods contain hundreds of tiny, winged seeds that are distributed by the wind.
It’s time for me to look at the trumpet-creeper on the porch. Has it progressed even closer to the front door?
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