Identify this weed, please!
raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
8 months ago
last modified: 8 months ago
The picture is at my neighbor's (his photo). He thinks it is tansy ragwort.
The leaves, from what I see, don't seem right for that.
I think he based his identification on the flower buds, but I also think a number of local weeds are similar.
What do you say?
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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
8 months agoraee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio thanked peren.all Zone 5a Ontario CanadaRelated Discussions
Help identify this weed please
Comments (3)Yes, those are definitely wild violets and you are in for a fight to get rid of them. I had them invade my lawn this year and after fighting them since spring I gave in and used Roundup on the entire yard. I started out using triclopyr which put a really big dent in them however that will kill out your bermuda. Not really sure what will work. Metsulfuron is what they recommend for wild violets in bermuda but I have no experience with that....See MoreHelp identify this weed, please!
Comments (3)I agree, it is Circaea lutetiana. The seed burs are annoying, but it is a native woodland flower. Here is a link that might be useful: Circaea lutetiana more info...See MoreCan you identify this weed please?
Comments (3)That's mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum. Most woodland gardeners would consider it a wildflower. Has a rather large white flower, in mid-May, which kind of hides beneath the leaves. Has a spreading root system. Will turn yellow and die back to the ground by August, at least here in New Jersey. Never heard of anyone wanting to control it, but I guess you could just mow over it....See MoreHelp identifying this weed please
Comments (2)I do not know the name but I have some of the same weed. I sodded a portion of my front lawn this past spring with St Augustine Palmetto. I have hand removed a dozen or so pieces of this stuff in the new sod. Never saw it before the new sod....See More
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
8 months agoraee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
8 months agoraee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
8 months agolast modified: 8 months agoHe had started cutting them down, so these are photos of the lower stem. He said that for the first few months the stems are smooth, but become rather woody with the striations:
Hope this is sufficient for a good IDraee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
8 months agoraee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
8 months agofloraluk2, those were compound leaves! He finally confirmed that there were other plants besides the erechtites, and sent me a photo close up of the leaves
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