I've exhausted my limited search ability to find out what the heck this is, please help me name it. It has three leaves per node (I guess that's a radial configuration). Cordate (heart shaped) leaves with thorns and doesn't look herbaceous, it looks deciduous (I could be wrong).
Likely herbaceous - there's more than a few nasty weedy types armed like that.
Thanks VV, I can't put it to bed until I get it identified. It's time for the library I guess.
A Berberis seedling
Resin
Thanks Resin...yes, Berberis is a good direction. I'll look for species leaf characteristics. More than likely it's a banned invasive, lol.
They look like the barberry weeds I pull out of my yard. The young seedling leaves are rounder like you show. My neighbor grows them to full bushes so I get a lot of them.
Sorry to hear that Loretta, I've never seen a Berberis seedling before. Apparently they're good for cat scratching, you can see long cat hair stuck to the plant in pic #2. Perhaps my felines brought me a gift.
