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- Stinging Nettle. Botanical Name: Urtica dioica. Height: 1 – 2 metres. Notes: The Stinging Nettle is known by most for the skin irritation it causes upon direct contact.
- Dandelion. Botanical Name: Taraxacum officinale. Height: 10 – 15 cm. Notes: A well-known garden weed with vibrant yellow flowers. You’ll typically find Dandelions in cultivated land and grassy areas.
- Poison Ivy. Botanical Name: Toxicodendron radicans. Height: Up to 2 metres. Notes: Poison Ivy causes skin irritation through direct contact. You can find this plant growing in the forest understory.
- Ground Ivy. Botanical Name: Glechoma hederaceae. Height: 5 – 50 cm. Notes: Ground Ivy grows in woodlands and garden lawns. It has highly distinctive kidney-shaped leaves and violet flowers.
- 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.
- Annual meadow grass. This spear grass grows in clumps of narrow-bladed leaves that grow close to the ground on pathways or lawns. It’s an annual weed that reproduces via seeds, which emerge from its small, white flowers.
- Aquilegia. A self-seeding weed, Aquilegia can get up to 15 cm tall. It has purple flowers, strong roots that will make it hard for you to pool it out and blooms quite early.
- Bindweed. A perennial vine, Bindweed grows in large vines, with roots that spread up to 10 metres. It’s commonly found in Europe as well as North America, and can easily be distinguished through its heart-shaped leaves and white or light pink flowers, which get to about 2.5 cm wide.
- Birds-foot trefoil. A perennial weed with yellow flowers similar to those of Honeysuckle, this weed is part of the Clover family. It one of the tallest weeds in the bunch, considering it can grow to knee-height easily.
- Nettles. BOTANICAL NAME: Urtica dioica. PLANT TYPE: PERENNIAL / ANNUAL. UK NATIVE: YES. Topping our list of weeds are nasty nettles. There are both perennial and annual types of nettles which both grow in clumps, reaching up to 1.2m in height.
- Docks. BOTANICAL NAME: Rumex crispus. PLANT TYPE: PERENNIAL. UK NATIVE: YES. That said, once established, they are more of a pain than a stinging nettle sting!
- Creeping Thistle. BOTANICAL NAME: Cirsium arvense. PLANT TYPE: PERENNIAL. UK NATIVE: YES. When it comes to creeping thistle, you are going to want to get on top of the problem fast as, once established, this plant can be extremely difficult to eradicate completely.
- Creeping Buttercup. BOTANICAL NAME: Ranunculus repens. PLANT TYPE: PERENNIAL. UK NATIVE: YES. Whilst the creeping buttercup does produce rather charming, yellow flowers, beloved by children trying to discern who likes butter, the plant itself is a rather irritating issue for gardeners.
- Broad-Leaved Dock. Weed Type: Perennial weed. Characteristics: Large green leaves with netted veins, jagged edges around the leaf blade, large yellow-orange taproot system.
- Common Chickweed. Weed Type: Annual weed. Characteristics: Small, fuzzy egg-shaped leaves, pointed tips, opposite leaf arrangement, low-growing plant, doesn’t exceed 2 inches in height, can grow tiny white flowers.
- Couch Grass. Weed Type: Perennial weed. Characteristics: Narrow, blue-green leaves, typically has little to no hairs, parallel veins, forms a thick mat of grass, no flowers.
- Creeping Buttercup. Weed Type: Perennial weed. Characteristics: Bright yellow flowers, low-growing plant, dark green leaves with tiny hairs, lobed leaf blades, a fibrous root system.
Aug 30, 2023 · To identify weeds, look at the type of leaf, flower, and root system. For example, weeds tend to have a thick root, making them difficult to remove, or a creeping fibrous root system that spreads quickly. Weeds spread easily and quickly and take root where you least want them.
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One of the most common UK weeds, chickweed varies in size and weight. You can identify one by its small white star-shaped flowers and tiny white line of hair that grows along the stem. The texture of common chickweed leaves also differs from smooth to slightly furry.
