These weeds are everywhere to be found around here...greenbriers...in the smilax family of plants. Here's a Green Deane youtube video. I just learned a few days ago they're edible, and we have so many coming up where Jack mowed at the farm, I've been picking the tender tips on site and eating them raw. Ours are much smaller and newer plants than the ones shown:
They are delicious...they taste like fresh, delicate asparagus! (to me)
Here's another link, Merriweather's Texas foraging site... The key in identification is to make sure the vine has both thorns AND tendrils, and alternating leaves...here's the link
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