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Branch and leaves of Ulmus rubra, slippery elm, a native elm of the eastern and central U.S.

Mature pecan (Carya illinoinensis) tree with smaller black walnut (Juglans nigra) tree on right, both valued for their edible nuts.

Vines of Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) with five leaflets and kudzu (Pueraria montana) with three leaflets. The former is a native of the eastern U.S., while the latter was introduced from eastern Asia in the 1800s. Both are commonly seen in the southern U.S.

Ailanthus altissima, commonly called tree-of-heaven because of its great stature in its native lands of the Himalayas. A terrificly weedy plant in the eastern U.S., once hailed as the 'tree that grew in Brooklyn.'

Leaves and flowers of Rubus argutus, the common blackberry that is seen throughout fields and open, waste areas of the southern and central U.S. It bears delicious fruits.

Vigorous vining growth with foliage and flowers on Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), a plant both beloved and despised in the South. Delicious floral fragrance, but noxious, weedy growth on a plant originally introduced as a garden ornamental but now widely escaped and naturalized.

The weedy dynamic duo -- Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) and Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense). Both were introduced with the best of intentions, but have now become top-tier noxious weeds throughout the southeastern U.S.

Tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) and Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), two highly undesirable non-native plants that are commonly found in disturbed, ruderal sites throughout the southeastern U.S.

A large tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) specimen in the process of being smothered by kudzu (Pueraria montana). Battle of the weeds!

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