This document provides guidance for identifying common weeds found in school gardens. It introduces the topic by defining weeds as unintended plants and outlines a three-step process for weed identification and management: 1) identify the plants, 2) assess their impact, and 3) decide what action to take. The bulk of the document consists of descriptions and photos of the 30 most common weeds arranged by the time of year they are noticed, along with suggested student activities for teaching weed identification.
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Weed Identification Guide for Schools
1. WEED
IDENTIFICATION
for
SCHOOLS
Wonderful
Weeds:
What’s
Growing
in
the
Garden
and
When?
By
Mary
Van
Dyke
Green
STEM
Learning
–
January
2015
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Wonderful
Weeds:
What’s
Growing
in
the
Garden
and
When?
By
Mary
Van
Dyke
Green
STEM
Learning
Introduction
What
is
a
weed?
It
is
simply
a
plant
growing
where
you
had
not
intended.
Usually
a
“weed”
only
becomes
problem
from
an
aesthetic
viewpoint
or
once
it
grows
or
reproduces
rapidly
and
reduces
the
available
resources
for
other
plants
that
you
are
cultivating.
There
are
three
steps
in
weeding:
1. Identify
which
plants
are
growing
in
your
schoolyard
2. Assess
the
plants’
impact
and
contribution
to
the
ecosystem
3. Decide
what
action
to
take
How
to
treat
weeds
is
a
complex
topic.
In
schoolyards
synthetic
or
“toxic
chemical”
treatments
are
not
permitted.
So
weeding
by
hand
or
other
mechanical
systems
are
encouraged.
If
you
have
a
large
area
of
weeds
you
might
simply
smother
them
by
putting
down
layers
of
newspaper
and
mulch
or
solarize
the
area
under
black
plastic
for
a
few
months.
Other
ways
to
reduce
weeds
are
to
actively
use
no-‐till
crop
methods
and
to
plant
cover
crops
or
other
plants.
Or
you
might
redefine
your
appreciation
and
judgment
of
what
is
a
“plant
in
the
wrong
place”
or
a
“weed”.
Sometimes
you
will
choose
to
leave
plants
that
“volunteer”
as
weeds
in
your
schoolyard,
sometimes
you
will
want
to
take
them
out,
but
the
first
step
is
to
identify
these
plants
and
their
characteristics.
Guide
arrangement
and
selection
The
photos
and
text
describe
a
selection
of
the
“top
30”
most
frequently
found
“weeds”
that
may
grow
in
your
schoolyard,
or
garden.
The
plants
are
arranged
by
the
time
of
year
when
you
are
likely
to
first
notice
the
plants,
with
an
index
of
common
and
Latin
names.
Many
other
plants
could
be
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included
such
as:
Japanese
Stiltgrass
and
Bush
Honeysuckle,
or
recent
vigorous
growing
arrivals
such
as
Wavyleaf
Basket
Grass.
I
also
chose
to
exclude
several
“ornamentals”
(other
than
English
Ivy)
that
are
still
sold
in
the
nursery
trade,
and
yet
are
now
being
termed
“invasive”.
This
ambiguous
category
of
plants
includes
non-‐sterile
Buddleia
cultivars,
Nandina,
Common
Daylilies
and
several
others.
To
remove
these
“invasive
ornamental”
plants
from
a
schoolyard
or
community
garden
often
requires
negotiation
with
your
garden’s
stakeholders
and
education
on
the
aesthetic
value
versus
the
ecological
value.
You
might
try
to
suggest
replanting
with
alternative
native
plants
or
less
ecologically-‐harmful
plants.
Metric
units
are
used
in
the
guide
to
complement
science
curricula.
One
inch
is
approx.
2.5
centimeters,
cm.
To
use
this
photo
guide
Weed
Identification
for
Schools
while
outdoors
with
students
and
teachers,
first:
• Print
off
the
photo
pages
in
color,
and
one
sided
• Make
several
copies
of
the
photo
pages
• Laminate
the
photo
pages
• Bind
the
photo
pages
with
a
ring
Activities
with
students
• Discuss
and
demonstrate:
What
is
a
weed?
• How
do
plants
grow
and
reproduce?
• What
do
we
mean
when
we
call
plants:
native,
invasive,
naturalized,
cultivated
or
wild…?
• Discuss
cultivation
practices
and
ways
to
reduce
or
eliminate
“weeds”.
What
are
sustainable
management
practices?
• To
teach
“weed”
identification
over
a
few
weeks
you
might
consider
growing
and
labeling
weeds
in
a
“weed
patch”
• Try
a
“speed
weed”:
Identify
weeds
with
students,
then
track
how
many
weeds
you
can
pull
in
your
session.
What
types
of
weeds
and
how
many
of
each
did
you
pull
this
time
in
your
garden?
Chart
and
do
statistics.
Repeat
other
times
of
year.
What
do
you
notice?
• Notice
variations
in
patterns
in
your
weeds.
For
example,
what
is
the
range
of
leaf
characteristics:
color,
shape
and
size?
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January
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February
Common
Groundsel
Senecio
vulgaris
Groundsel
has
deeply
lobed
leaves,
yellow
flowers
and
a
small
white
‘puff-‐ball’
seed
head
like
a
Dandelion.
It
can
grow
10
to
50
cm
tall.
White
Clover
Trifolium
repens
!
Note
the
trefoil,
three
leaves
to
a
stem.
Clover
has
a
low
creeping
habit
and
spreads
with
‘above
ground
stems’,
stolons.
The
sweet
white
flowers
in
the
summer
attract
bees.
Annual
Bluegrass
Poa
annua
There
are
many
different
kinds
of
grasses.
This
is
Annual
Bluegrass,
an
upright
clump
forming
grass.
It
has
white
flowers
in
April.
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January
and
February
Persian
Speedwell
Veronica
persica
Speedwell
is
a
winter
annual
with
small
blue
and
white
flowers
and
round
hairy
leaves
with
rounded
toothed
edges.
English
Ivy
Hedera
helix
English
Ivy
has
become
invasive
in
this
area.
Ivy
can
choke
trees.
We
try
to
take
it
out,
although
it
is
pretty!
The
glossy
leaves
are
evergreen.
Henbit
Lamium
amplexicaule
!
Henbit
is
a
winter
annual
with
square
stems.
The
flowers
are
pink-‐purple
and
the
plant
can
grow
40
cm
tall.
The
heart-‐shaped
leaves
have
rounded
toothed
edges.
Henbit
looks
very
like
the
Purple
Deadnettle,
but
the
upper
leaves
of
a
Purple
Deadnettle
are
more
triangular
and
purple-‐tinted.
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February
Wild
Garlic
Allium
vineale
Wild
Garlic
looks
like
a
grass,
but
the
leaves
are
hollow
and
round
like
chives.
Can
you
smell
the
oniony
smell?
If
you
dig
up
the
plant
you
see
the
little
white
bulbs.
Dig
up
all
the
Wild
Garlic
bulblets
and
put
in
the
trash,
or
they
will
keep
growing.
Mugwort
Artemisia
vulgaris
!
Mugwort
spreads
quickly
by
‘underground
stems’
called
rhizomes.
You
need
to
dig
out
all
of
these
white
underground
stems
to
get
rid
of
the
Mugwort
weeds.
The
leaves
are
deeply
notched,
green
on
top
and
soft
gray
underneath.
They
have
a
smell.
A
Mugwort
leaf
might
remind
you
of
a
chrysanthemum
leaf.
Garlic
Mustard
Alliaria
petiolata
All
parts
of
Garlic
Mustard
give
off
a
garlic-‐like
odor.
Garlic
Mustard
is
native
to
Europe
and
Asia,
and
a
biennial.
It
winters
the
first
year
as
a
rosette
of
crinkled
leaves.
The
second
year
it
flowers
and
seeds.
The
plant
is
edible,
used
as
salad
or
vegetable
in
many
cuisines.
Here
in
the
US
outside
of
its
native
range,
Garlic
Mustard
has
become
highly
invasive.
The
flowers
can
be
self-‐fertilized
or
pollinated
by
insects,
and
Garlic
Mustard
also
produces
chemicals
that
outside
of
its
native
range
inhibit
the
growth
of
mycorrhizal
fungi
that
support
trees
and
other
forest
plants.
Weed
out
by
hand,
before
plants
go
to
seed.
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March
Dandelion
Taraxacum
officinale
The
Dandelion
leaf
is
edged
like
a
lion’s
tooth,
“Dent
de
lion”
in
French.
Dandelions
grow
everywhere
in
the
US,
so
they
are
a
good
indicator
plant
for
tracking
climate
change.
When
did
you
notice
the
first
Dandelion
this
year?
Pollinators
appreciate
Dandelion
nectar.
You
can
eat
Dandelion
leaves
for
a
nutritious
salad.
The
seed
head
is
the
familiar
puffball
with
‘parachutes’
to
help
seed
dispersal
by
wind.
Dandelions
have
a
long
taproot
like
a
carrot.
Dig
the
whole
root
out
or
the
plant
will
resprout.
English
or
Buckhorn
Plantain
Plantago
lanceolata
!
English
Plantain
has
narrow,
parallel-‐
veined
leaves
arranged
in
a
rosette.
The
flower
is
cone-‐like
and
cream-‐colored
on
a
10-‐20
cm
stalk.
Plantain
likes
dry
grassy
sites.
Plantain
leaves
are
good
food
for
caterpillars
of
the
Buckeye
butterfly
and
several
kinds
of
moth.
Rabbits,
chipmunks
and
squirrels
eat
the
flowers.
Look
out
too
for
Broad-‐leaved
or
Common
Plantain
with
a
similar
rosette
of
parallel-‐
veined
leaves
and
cream
cone
flowers.
Hairy
Bittercress
Cardamine
hirsuta
Bittercress
is
an
annual,
and
can
reproduce
with
several
generations
in
a
year.
Bittercress
likes
moist
soils.
The
leaves
are
arranged
in
a
rosette.
The
flower
stalk
can
be
30
cm
high
with
white
flowers
and
25
mm
long
seedpods.
The
seedpods
explode
propelling
the
seed
up
to
3
meters
from
the
parent
plant!
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March
Shepherd’s
Purse
Capsella
bursa-‐pastoris
A
winter
annual
with
leaves
in
rosette
and
white
flowers
on
a
stalk,
10
–
60
cm
tall.
The
plant
is
easily
identified
by
its
heart-‐shaped
seedpods.
The
seedpods
look
like
a
shepherd’s
purse.
Annual
Sowthistle
Sonchus
oleraceus
!
The
leaves
are
in
a
rosette
and
are
slightly
prickly
at
the
edges.
The
stem
exudes
a
milky
sap
when
cut.
The
Annual
Sowthistle
has
a
short
taproot.
Sowthistles
have
yellow
flowers
and
have
white
feathery
‘parachutes’
to
help
seed
dispersal
by
wind.
Other
kinds
of
Sowthistle,
Spiny
Sowthistle
and
Perennial
Sowthistle
have
very
prickly
leaf
edges.
Perennial
Sowthistle
spreads
by
rhizomes,
while
the
Spiny
Sowthistle
has
a
long
taproot.
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April
and
May
Violet
Viola
species
Low-‐growing
perennial
with
smooth
heart-‐shaped
leaves,
and
violet
or
whitish
flowers.
Plants
spread
by
short
stout
rhizomes
(underground
stems).
So,
if
you
choose
to
remove
Violets
you
need
to
dig
them
out.
30
species
of
Violets
are
native
to
our
area
and
you
might
decide
to
keep
them:
both
for
wildlife
benefit
and
beauty.
The
flowers
are
decorative
and
edible.
Yellow
Woodsorrel
!
Oxalis
stricta
Clover-‐
like
perennial,
that
grows
low
to
the
ground
and
higher
(3-‐50
cm).
Oxalis
spreads
through
reseeding.
Try
to
weed
it
out
while
it
is
still
flowering.
It
has
long
pink
underground
rhizomes
and
fibrous
secondary
roots.
Creeping
Woodsorrel,
Oxalis
corniculata,
is
the
purplish-‐leaved
or
green-‐leaved,
low-‐
growing
species.
It
spreads
by
aboveground
stolons.
Vetch
Vicia
species
Vetches
are
vining
plants
that
trail
over
other
plants.
Notice
the
feather-‐like
compound
leaves
and
twining
tendrils.
Flowers
are
purplish.
Seedpods
and
flowers
are
pea-‐like.
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April
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May
Virginia
Copperleaf
Acalypha
virginica
A
summer
annual
with
distinctive
copper-‐colored
opposite
leaves.
Flowers
are
greenish
and
on
the
stems.
Insects
often
eat
the
leaves.
Can
you
see
lots
of
little
holes
in
the
leaves?
Common
Chickweed
!
Stellaria
media
Chickweed
likes
cool
moist
areas.
One
or
two
generations
can
reproduce
from
seed
each
year.
The
leaves
are
small,
light
green
and
oval-‐shape.
The
flowers
are
white
stars.
Other
common
names
for
Chickweed
are
Starweed
and
Starwort.
Its
Latin
name
“stellaria”
also
means
“star”.
Chickweed
is
edible,
and
you
might
add
it
to
a
salad.
Buttercup
Ranunculus
bulbosus
Buttercups
have
beautiful
glossy
5-‐
petalled
yellow
flowers.
The
leaves
are
three-‐lobed
and
indented.
Below
ground
the
buttercup
has
a
thickened
corm
base.
Buttercups
reproduce
by
seed
and
overwinter
as
corms.
Pick
the
flowers
to
enjoy
in
a
vase
and
then
dig
out
the
corm!
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May
Wild
Grape
Vitis
species
There
are
several
kinds
of
native
Wild
Grape.
The
vines
can
grow
up
to
10
meters
and
need
space
to
climb.
Grapes
provide
food
for
wildlife,
and
spread
through
seed
dispersal
by
birds.
Wild
Grape
leaves
are
large
and
have
toothed
edges.
Note
forked
tendrils
for
climbing.
Can
you
tell
the
difference
between
Wild
Grape
and
Porcelainberry?
Porcelainberry
is
invasive
in
this
area,
so
remove
it
if
you
can.
Wild
Grape
has
habitat
value,
and
is
only
a
weed
if
you
are
unable
to
accommodate
a
vine
in
your
garden.
Carolina
Geranium
!
Geranium
carolinianum
Geranium
is
usually
a
biennial:
the
native
plant
forms
a
rosette
of
leaves
one
year,
and
then
flowers
the
next.
Leaves
are
deeply
lobed.
The
flowers
(May
to
August)
are
pink
and
there
are
two
or
more
on
a
stem.
The
seeds
look
like
a
bird’s
beak,
hence
a
common
name
for
Geranium
is
“Cranesbill”.
Geranium
maculatum
is
native
to
Northern
Virginia.
False
Strawberry
Duchesnea
indica
False
Strawberry
has
yellow
flowers,
and
is
a
low-‐
growing
plant
with
trefoil
leaves
and
red
fruit
found
in
moist
locations.
It
spreads
via
above
ground
stolons
and
seed
dispersal
via
animals.
The
native-‐to-‐Virginia
Strawberry,
Fragaria
virginiana,
and
cultivar
strawberries
have
similar
trefoil
leaves
but
are
distinguished
by
white
flowers.
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May
Orchard
Grass
!
Dactylis
glomerata
Very
dense
and
fibrous
root
system.
Reproduces
by
seed.
So
take
it
out
if
you
can
before
it
flowers
and
seeds.
Crabgrass
Digitaria
sanguinalis
Reproduces
mainly
through
seeding.
Leaves
are
light
green
and
have
stiff
hairs
and
are
rough
to
touch.
The
flowers
and
seedheads
are
3
to
5
wire-‐like
spikes
on
a
stem.
Nutsedge
Grass
Cyperus
esculentus
Recognize
Nutsedge
by
its
three-‐cornered
stem
and
pattern
of
three
leaves
and
bright
green
color.
It
reproduces
mainly
by
tubers
that
can
remain
in
the
soil
for
10
or
more
years.
A
single
plant
can
produce
100s
or
several
thousand
tubers
in
a
season.
That’s
why
it
is
worth
weeding
Nutsedge
out
of
the
garden,
while
it
is
young!
Native
Americans
ate
the
tuber.
It
tastes
nutty,
like
almonds.
Nutsedge
is
also
grown
as
food
crop
in
other
places,
e.g.
Spain
and
West
Africa
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April
and
May
Mulberry
Morus
alba
Mulberry
has
irregular
leaves,
some
are
lobed
as
in
the
photo,
and
others
are
heart-‐shaped.
The
leaves
have
serrated
edges.
Mulberry
fruit
are
edible
and
birds
enjoy
them.
The
leaves
can
be
food
for
domesticated
silkworms.
The
Mulberry
tree
spreads
rapidly
through
birds
dispersing
the
seeds.
If
you
recognize
young
Mulberry
seedlings
in
your
garden
pull
them
out.
Are
the
roots
bright
yellow?
Yellow
roots
are
an
identifying
characteristic
of
Mulberry.
Bindweed
Convolvulus
or
Calystegia
species
There
are
several
kinds
of
Bindweed.
All
have
trailing
stems
and
tendrils,
triangular
heart-‐shaped
leaves
and
flowers
like
a
Morning
Glory.
Bindweed
spreads
both
by
seeds
and
by
underground
stems,
rhizomes.
You
need
to
dig
out
the
whole
plant
as
Bindweed
can
reproduce
from
even
a
small
piece
of
broken
stem.
Lambsquarters
!
Chenopodium
album
Lambsquarters
is
a
delicious
and
nutritious
plant
and
can
be
left
to
grow
to
harvest
the
leaves
as
a
spinach-‐like
vegetable.
If
you
choose
to
harvest
for
eating
make
sure
it’s
been
growing
in
a
pesticide-‐free
and
safe
place.
Or
you
can
weed
out
as
a
seedling.
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June,
July,
August
and
September
Porcelainberry
Ampelopsis
brevipedunculata
The
leaves
can
vary
and
be
deeply
lobed
–
the
photo
shows
heart-‐shaped
leaves.
Porcelainberry
was
introduced
for
its
beautiful
sky-‐blue
to
purple
berries.
Seeds
are
dispersed
by
birds
and
other
wildlife.
Porcelainberry
is
considered
invasive
as
it
spreads
rapidly
in
the
mid-‐
Atlantic
area
and
can
grow
up
to
5
to
7
meters.
Spurge
!
Euphorbia
species
There
are
several
kinds
of
Spurge.
All
in
this
area
are
non-‐edible
plants
with
caustic
and
toxic
white
latex
sap.
Do
not
confuse
Spurge
with
the
edible
Purslane
(shown
below).
Common
Purslane
Portulaca
oleracea
Purslane
has
thick
succulent
stems
and
leaves
that
store
water.
Purslane
is
very
high
in
vitamins
E
and
A,
and
omega
3’s.
You
can
eat
Purslane
in
salads
and
stir-‐
fries.
It
tastes
lemony.
Purslane
grows
well
in
light,
hot
places
and
sandy
soils.
It
grows
prostrate,
that
is
low
to
the
ground,
and
has
yellow
flowers.
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Year
Round
Poison
Ivy
Toxicodendron
radicans
Here
is
a
photo
of
Poison
Ivy
leaves
in
early
fall.
Poison
Ivy
is
a
climbing
trailing
vine
or
shrub
with
green
leaflets
grouped
in
threes.
Note
that
Virginia
Creeper
leaflets
are
grouped
in
fives.
Poison
Ivy
leaflet
shapes
are
quite
variable.
Many
people
(50-‐60%
of
Americans)
have
severe
skin
allergic
dermatitis
reactions
to
the
chemical
resins,
urushiols,
present
in
all
parts
of
the
Poison
Ivy
plant.
Urushiols
from
Poison
Ivy
can
remain
in
surrounding
soil
and
in
dead
plants
for
over
a
year.
Take
to
heart
the
saying,
“Leaves
of
three
-‐
let
it
be”.
Poison
Ivy
is
native
to
this
area,
and
has
wildlife
habitat
value:
some
birds
and
animals
like
to
eat
the
leaves
or
white
berries.
If
you
do
touch
Poison
Ivy,
you
can
try
rubbing
the
spot
with
leaves
from
Jewelweed
as
an
antidote,
or
rinse
off
the
oils
as
soon
after
contact
as
possible
with
a
Tecnu™-‐type
soap
and
cool
water.
Be
careful
to
dispose
of
Poison
Ivy
safely
if
you
take
it
out.
• Identify
the
plants
in
this
photo
growing
with
the
white
flowering
Weigela
shrub?
(Answers
on
next
page)
• Why
would
you
weed
out
the
plants
competing
with
the
Weigela?
Weed
Identification
Quiz
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Answers
to
Weed
Identification
Quiz
on
previous
page:
Chickweed,
Common
Daylilies
(now
considered
invasive
in
parks),
Mugwort,
Dandelion,
Virginia
Copperleaf.
Photo
credits
All
photos
are
by
Mary
Van
Dyke
except
as
noted
below.
Other
photos
credit
as
follows:
Henbit;
Wikipedia
By
Kaldari
(Own
work)
[CC0],
via
Wikimedia
Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALamium_amplexicaule_Kaldari
_01.jpg
Mugwort
by
Sue
Sweeney
http://www.inmygarden.org
Crabgrass
by
Richard
Norton,
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crabgrass.JPG
Chickweed
flowers
by
Kaldari,
Stellaria
media
01-‐
Own
work.
Licensed
under
CC0
via
Wikimedia
Commons
-‐
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaldari_Stellaria_media_01.jpg#m
ediaviewer/File:Kaldari_Stellaria_media_01.jpg
Chickweed
plant
by
Hugo.arg
-‐
Own
work.
Licensed
under
CC
BY-‐SA
3.0
via
Wikimedia
Commons
-‐
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StellariaMedia001.JPG
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mediaviewer/File:StellariaMedia001.JPG
Sowthistle
from
Virginia
Tech
Weed
ID
Shepherd’s
Purse
http://northernbushcraft.com/topic.php?name=shepherd%27s-‐
purse®ion=ab&ctgy=edible_plants
Bindweed,
Convolvulus
arvensis
by
Graham
Calow
http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/field-‐bindweed
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Resources
Plant
NoVA
Natives
online
and
published
guide
http://www.plantnovanatives.org
for
plants
native
to
Northern
Virginia
Weeds
of
the
Northeast,
book
by
Richard
Uva
et
al,
1997
Virginia
Tech
Weed
Identification
online,
http://oak.ppws.vt.edu/weedindex.htm
A
Field
Guide
for
the
Identification
of
Invasive
Plants
in
Southern
Forests,
by
James
Miller
et
al,
2010,
USDA
publication
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/35292
Terrestrial
Invasive
Plants
of
the
Potomac
River
Watershed,
brochure
by
The
Nature
Conservancy
and
partners
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/maryland_dc/
explore/mdinvasivebrochure.pdf
Plant
Invaders
of
Mid-‐Atlantic
Natural
Areas,
fourth
edition
2010,
by
National
Park
Service,
U.S.
Fish
and
Wildlife
Service
and
other
partners
http://www.nps.gov/plants/ALIEn/pubs/midatlantic/index.htm
Wild
Food
from
Your
Yard
and
Neighborhood
by
Mary
Van
Dyke,
July
2014
in
http://tmiliving.com/2014/07/17/wild-‐food-‐from-‐your-‐yard-‐and-‐neighborhood/
Weeds:
In
Defense
of
Nature’s
Most
Unloved
Plants,
book
by
Richard
Mabey
(hardback
2010,
paperback
2012)
Virginia
Invasive
Plant
Species
List,
VA
Dept.
of
Conservation
and
Recreation,
two
page
list,
2014
http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh-‐invasive-‐plant-‐list-‐
2014.pdf
Credits
To
my
mother
and
father:
both
great
gardeners,
And
my
family,
To
my
many
garden,
school
and
naturalist
friends
And
to
Kirsten
Buhls,
Agriculture
and
Natural
Resource
Extension
Agent,
Virginia
Cooperative
Extension;
Thank
you
for
sharing
your
love
Of
plants,
community,
and
knowledge.
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Index
Bluegrass,
Annual
3
Bittercress,
Hairy
6
Broad-‐Leaved
Plantain
6
Bindweed
12
Buckhorn
Plantain
6
Buttercup
9
Carolina
Geranium
10
Chickweed,
Common
9,
15
Common
Chickweed
9
Common
Plantain
6
Common
Purslane
13
Clover,
White
3
Crabgrass
11
Cranesbill
10
Dandelion
6,
15
Daylily,
Common
14
English
Ivy
4
English
Plantain
6
Garlic
Mustard
5
Garlic,
Wild
5
Geranium
Carolina
10
Grape,
Wild
10
Grass,
Nutsedge
11
Grass,
Orchard
11
Groundsel,
Common
3
Hairy
Bittercress
6
Henbit
4
Ivy,
English
4
Lambsquarters
12
Morning
Glory
12
Mugwort
5,
15
Mulberry
12
Nutsedge
Grass
11
Orchard
Grass
11
Persian
Speedwell
3
Plantain
6
Poison
Ivy
14
Porcelainberry
13
Purslane,
Common
13
Shepherd’s
Purse
7
Sowthistle,
Annual
&
Perennial
7
Sowthistle,
Spiny
7
Speedwell
4
Spurge
13
Starweed
or
Starwort
9
Strawberry,
False
10
Strawberry,
Virginia
10
Vetch
8
Violet
8
Virginia
Copperleaf
9,
15
Virginia
Creeper
14
White
Clover
3
Wild
Garlic
5
Wild
Grape
10
Woodsorrel,
Creeping
&
Yellow
8
Acalypha
virginica
9
Alliaria
petiolata
5
Allium
vineale
5
Ampelopsis
brevipedunculata
13
Artemisia
vulgaris
5
Calystegia
species
12
Capsella
bursa-‐pastoris
7
Cardamine
hirsuta
6
Chenopodium
album
12
Convolvulus
species
12
Cyperus
esculentus
11
Dactylis
glomerata
11
Digitaria
sanguinalis
11
Duchesnea
indica
10
Euphorbia
species
13
Fragaria
virginiana
10
Geranium
carolinianum
10
Geranium
maculatum
10
Hedera
helix
4
Lamium
amplexicaule
4
Morus
alba
12
Oxalis
corniculata
8
Oxalis
stricta
8
Plantago
lanceolata
&
major
6
Poa
annua
3
Portulaca
oleracea
13
Ranunculus
bulbosus
9
Senecio
vulgaris
3
Sonchus
oleraceus
7
Stellaria
media
9
Taraxacum
officinale
6
Toxicodendron
radicans
14
Trifolium
repens
3
Veronica
persica
4
Vicia
species
8
Vitis
species
10