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This is an equal-opportunity website, so I've reserved a page for the weeds that grow in our garden areas. Of course, what's a weed is in the eye of the beholder - what is a wildflower garden to one may be a weedy patch to another. Many common weeds have cultivated varieties that are purposely used in gardens. And on the other hand, many plants that we bring into our gardens have self-propagation strategies that make its abundant offspring less than welcome.

On this page, I limit the entries to plants commonly thought of as weeds that occur in our gardens. I've not listed all of them - many of them, I haven't a clue what they are. For some of those, I put up a page anyway, (see the generic "Weed" listings below), and I'm looking for identification on those, to complete these pages. If you have any ideas, please note them in the comments. Enjoy!

Abutilon theophrasti velvetleaf Acalypha virginica Virginia copperleaf; Virginia three-seed mercury Algae string algae Alliaria petiolata Amaranthus (weed species) pigweed Amaranthus spinosus spiny amaranth; thorny pigweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia common ragweed Ampelopsis arborea peppervine Anagallis arvensis scarlet pimpernel Anemone berlandieri tenpetal thimbleflower; southern windflower Apocynum cannabinum Arctium lappa great burdock Artemisia annua sweet Annie Artemisia vulgaris mugwort Asclepias syriaca common milkweed Asclepias verticillata whorled milkweed Baccharis halimifolia groundsel tree; salt marsh elder Bowlesia incana hoary bowlesia Calystegia sepium hedge bindweed Chamaesyce maculata spotted spurge Chenopodium album lamb's quarters Chenopodium glaucum oakleaf goosefoot Chrysanthemum leucanthemum ox-eye daisy Cichorium intybus common chicory Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Cirsium vulgare bull thistle Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed Conyza canadensis horseweed Croton monanthogynus prairie tea; one-seed croton Daucus carota Queen Anne's lace Descurainia sophia tansy mustard Dichondra carolinensis Carolina ponyfoot Diodia virginiana large buttonweed Duchesnea indica indian strawberry; mock strawberry Erechtites hieraciifolius pilewort; American fireweed Erigeron annuus Eastern daisy fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus common fleabane Eulophia graminea Chinese crown orchid Euphorbia hypericifolia graceful spurge Fallopia convolvulus wild buckwheat; black bindweed Fatoua villosa hairy crabweed; mulberry weed Galinsoga quadriradiata shaggy soldier; hairy galinsoga Galium aparine cleavers; catchweed bedstraw Geranium carolinianum Carolina cranesbill Geum canadense white avens Hieracium aurantiacum hawkweed Lactuca canadensis wild lettuce Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce Lamium amplexicaule henbit dead nettle Lamium purpureum purple deadnettle Malvastrum coromandelianum three-lobe false mallow

Mecardonia procumbens baby jump-up Medicago arabica spotted medick Medicago lupulina black medic Melilotus albus white sweet clover Melilotus officinalis yellow sweet clover Mikania scandens climbing hempweed Morus alba white mulberry Nothoscordum bivalve crow poison, false garlic Oenothera biennis common evening primrose Oenothera speciosa 'Rosea' Mexican evening primrose Oxalis corniculata creeping woodsorrel Oxalis stricta yellow wood sorrel Packera glabella butterweed, cress-leaf groundsel Parietaria floridana Florida pellitory Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Persicaria maculosa smartweed; lady's thumb Phyllanthus urinaria chamberbitter Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata smooth groundcherry Phytolacca americana American pokeweed; poke sallat Plantago lanceolata narrow-leaf plantain Plantago major broadleaf plantain Polygonum aviculare prostrate knotweed Portulaca oleracea purslane Potentilla norvegica rough cinquefoil Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus Texas dandelion Ranunculus abortivus buttercup; small-flowered crowfoot Ranunculus repens creeping buttercup Rorippa sp. yellow cress Rorippa sylvestris creeping yellow cress Rumex crispus curly dock Senecio vulgaris common groundsel Setaria sp. foxtail grass Sida acuta wireweed Sisymbrium loeselii small tumble-mustard Solanum dulcamara climbing nightshade, bitter nightshade Solidago altissima tall goldenrod Sonchus asper annual sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle Stellaria media common chickweed Tanacetum vulgare tansy Taraxacum officinale dandelion Thlaspi alliaceum? garlic pennycress Toxicodendron radicans poison ivy Trifolium repens white clover Tussilago farfara coltsfoot Urtica chamaedryoides heartleaf nettle Veronica arvensis wall speedwell Veronica peregrina? purslane speedwell Veronica persica? Vicia sativa common vetch Youngia japonica oriental false hawksbeard

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