Old Man’s Beard is native to Europe, Asia and parts of Africa. It was imported as an ornamental plant in the 1950s. It can be identified by its woody climbing vine with clusters of fluffy, white, feathery seed heads. The seed heads appear in the fall and persist through the winter, resembling a beard, especially when the leaves fall off. Old Man’s Beard is sometimes mistaken for English Ivy (which has very similar harmful impacts) and native Western Clematis both of which are climbing plants.
