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You don’t need to be an expert to identify the weeds in your garden. Our handy guide will help you to spot weeds and check how they grow and spread. Equipment needed: Wildflower books; Plant identification apps – try our identify a plant tool; MyAdvice can be used by RHS members for plant identification enquiries
- Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix) Poison sumac is a shrub (some consider it a small tree) that grows in wet areas, often next to cinnamon ferns and cattails.
- Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) Polygonum cuspidatum goes by several common names, including Japanese knotweed and fleece flower. Several other common names include "bamboo" in them, such as "Mexican bamboo" or "American bamboo."
- Crabgrass (Digitaria) Crabgrass is so called because this grassy weed creeps along close to the ground, like a crab. In addition to mixing with lawn grass, it's often found growing in cracks in your hardscape.
- Dandelions (Leontodon taraxacum) Dandelions are a harbinger of spring. Their bright yellow flowers often poke up through lawns and appear between cracks in driveways and sidewalks.
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Annual Bluegrass
Poa Annua, also known as Annual Bluegrass can be a real problem in lawns. It’s a winter annual that starts growing in the fall. It grows throughout the winter and then dies once temperatures start to increase. Poa annua will stand out from your existing turfgrass and it can really ruin the look of your lawn. You might be able to spot Poa Annua in your grass by looking for light green spots. Poa annua is usually always a lot lighter than your surrounding turfgrass, although when it dies in the...
Crabgrass
Crabgrass is an annual weed which you may see in the mid to late summer. It certainly sticks out like a sore thumb! You’ll often see it in areas of your lawn that are either stressed out or thin. It has a lime green color, thick blades and looks quite similar to dallisgrass and tall fescue. It starts out very small and grows much larger if allowed to spread. As the plant matures, you should see a fork-like seed head at the end of the plant. You’ll frequently see crabgrass growing along the ed...
Dallisgrass
Dallisgrassis a bunch type grass that clumps together and it’s quite unsightly. It has broad blades that grow outwards. It often grows in a ring and you might see your turfgrass growing in the center where the dallisgrass strangles itself. It looks quite similar to crabgrass although it has different seed heads. It’s out earlier in the season than crabgrass too!
American Burnweed
American burnweed (Erechtites hieraciifolius) is native to the US and Canada although it can be found all over the world growing in a wide variety of conditions. It’s also known by several other names. Some of these are: 1. Fireweed 2. Butterweed 3. Pilewort American burnwweed is a summer annual and a member of the daisy Asteraceae family. American burnweed grows tall (300cm) and it grows particularly fast. It’s often called fireweed because it’s found in disturbed areas affected by fire. It...
Black Medic
Black medic(Medicago luplina) is an annual weed that goes by a few other names too. You might hear it referred to as: 1. Yellow trefoil 2. Black clover 3. blackweed Black medic is a member of the legume family. It looks very similar to white clover and oxalis. Like clover, it also has three leaflets although it differs from clover in that it’s center leaf sits up on a petiole. Another feature of black medic is a small yellow flower. Black medic can be a summer or winter annual.
Carpetweed
Carpetweed (Mollugo verticillate) is a small, summer annual weed often found in lawns across north America. Carpetweed is also called Indian chickweed or the devils grip. It has a light green color with egg shaped leaves that form in whorls. At each node, there are between 3 and 8 leaves. It has branches that lie low to the ground forming a prostrate mat. The branches are so low that running over carpetweed with a mower has no effect. Carpetweed can cover quite a large area when it’s allowed...
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Aug 30, 2023 · To identify lawn weeds, look at the leaves. Are they straight blades like regular grass? Or are the leaves broad with serrated edges? It’s crucial to identify the different types of lawn weed to get rid of them for good. Perennial, creeping weeds tend to have invasive, spreading roots.
- Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) A tuft of crabgrass (also known as finger grass) Crabgrass is one of the most notorious types of weeds. Crabgrass is a lawn weed that looks very similar to grass.
- White Clover (Trifolium repens) The distinctive flowers of white clover. When I think of common lawn weeds, white clover is one of the first that springs to mind.
- Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) Dandelion flowers in bloom. Dandelions are one of the most common weeds. You can easily recognize dandelions by their bright yellow flowers and fluffy seed heads.
- Spotted Spurge (Euphorbia maculata) Euphorbia maculata by Forest and Kim Starr. Spurge is a fast-growing annual weed. As it spreads across your lawn, it grows low to the ground.
May 16, 2020 · In this article I’ll profile the most common lawn weeds within the four primary groups (perennial and annual grass-like weeds, and perennial and annual broad-leaf weeds). At the end of the article you should be equipped to identify the weeds in your lawn (and effectively treat and remove them).
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We've chosen the most common weeds found in lawns and gardens, and provided the essential information you need for identifying and managing them. Click on a link or image below to view the complete guide. [ Grassy Weeds | Broadleaf Weeds | Woody and Vining Weeds | Weed Control Measures]
