I love me some wild plants.. Especially if they are uncommon and need to be spread back around. I enjoy collecting seeds among other expansion efforts to improve diversity, including tackling monocultures. That said, I run into hurdles when it comes to species that have known hybrids and are difficult to differentiate..
Two that trouble me a lot are:
-Viburnum trilobum vs. Viburnum opulus x trilobum (I struggle enough telling the two individuals apart and wish I had an example of the hybrid to study.)
-Celastrus scandens vs. Celastrus orbiculatus x scandens is a similar story for me, though the individual species are easy enough to tell apart.
I know there are others as well.. but wondering if anyone has any better resources for comparisons than I've managed to find on these two.
Thanks for your time.
The fine line between Native and Hybrid Invasives
