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Question: Have these vine like weeds growing all over my backyard along the house. tried googling "fuzzy green fruit" to no …

  • Question

    Have these vine like weeds growing all over my backyard along the house. tried googling "fuzzy green fruit" to no avail. thanks in advance.

    Answer

    Dear Panic.exe, while I can't be sure of the species of plant you are photographing, the spherical objects are galls, and are the result of an insect larva that is inside the leaf tissue. Each gall is a response to the insect by the plant. In many cases, if you open up a young gall, you can find the larva on the interior. Best wishes.