Common Weeds (NON-native plants)

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On this page, you will find pictures of some of the most common weeds that are found in gardens. I have seen many pages which show weeds, but do not have them organized as "weeds," but just by color, and listed as wildflowers. This page will help serve as an identification of weeds often found around most of the United States. The following plants are NOT native, and many are invasive. While many people consider certain native plants to be "weeds," this page only considers weeds to be non-natives. If you see these, they are NOT a wildflower, and you can choose whether to keep them or pull them, but if you keep them, do so with great care, as many of them harm the native landscape.

Abutilon theophrasti
Velvetleaf, China Jute, Buttonweed, Butterprint, Pie-marker, Indian Mallow

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard, Garlic Root, Hedge Garlic, Sauce-alone, Jack-in-the-bush, Penny Hedge, Poor Man's Mustard

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock, Burweed, Louse-Bur, Common Burdock, Button-Bur, Cuckoo-Button, Wild Rhubarb

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Verbascum thapsus
Mullein, Common Mullein, Great Mullein

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Taraxacum officinale
Dandelion, Common Dandelion, Blowball, Lion's Teeth

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Malva neglecta
Common Mallow, Buttonweed, Cheeseplant, Cheeseweed, Cheeses, Dwarf Mallow, Roundleaf Mallow

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Berteroa incana
Hoary Alyssum, False Hoary Madwort, Hoary Berteroa, Hoary Alison

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Commelina communis
Asiatic Dayflower

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Thlaspi arvense
Field Pennygrass, Field Penny-Cress

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Trifolium pratense
Red Clover, Purple Clover

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Daucus carota
Wild Carrot, Bird's Nest, Bishop's Lace, Queen Anne's Lace

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet, Bittersweet Nightshade, Bitter Nightshade, Blue Bindweed, Amara Dulcis, Climbing Nightshade, Fellenwort, Felonwood, Poisonberry, Poisonflower, Scarlet Berry, Snakeberry, Trailing Bittersweet, Trailing Nightshade, Violet Bloom, Woody Nightshade
Note: All parts of this plant are POISONOUS

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Nepeta cataria
Catnip, Catswort, Catmint

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Saponaria officinalis
Common Soapwort, Bouncing Bet, Crow Soap, Wild Sweet William, Soapweed

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Datura stramonium
Jimson Weed, Devil's Snare, Datura
Note: All parts of this plant are POISONOUS

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Dianthus armeria
Deptford Pink, Grass Pink

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Glechoma hederacea
Ground-Ivy, Gill-over-the-Ground, Creeping Charlie, Alehoof, Tunhoof, Catsfoot, Field Balm, Run-Away-Robin, Creeping Jenny

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Stellaria media
Chickweed, Common Chickweed, Chickenwort, Craches, Maruns, Winterweed

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's Purse

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Stellaria graminea
Grassleaf Starwort, Grassleaf Chickweed, Lesser Stitchwort, Common Stitchwort

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-Foot-Trefoil, Bird's-Foot-Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Lythrum salicaria
Purple Loosestrife, Spiked Loosestrife

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Melilotus albus
Bokhara Clover, Honey Clover, Tree Clover, Sweet Clover, White-Flowered Sweet Clover, White Sweet Clover, White Melilo

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Trifolium repens
White Clover, Dutch Clover, White Trefoil, Trefoil

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Hieracium aurantiacum
Fox-and-Cubs, Orange Hawkweed, Tawny Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush, Grim-the-Collier

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort, Common Saint John's wort, St John's wort

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Cichorium intybus
Chicory, Common Chicory, Blue Chicory

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Veronica arvensis
Corn Speedwell, Common Speedwell, Speedwell, Rock Speedwell, Wall Speedwell

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Centaurea maculosa
Spotted Knapweed

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Euphorbia cyparissias
Cypress Spurge

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Plantago lanceolata
English Plantain, Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain, Ribleaf, Buckhorn Plantain, Buckhorn, Lamb's Tongue

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Cardamine hirsuta
Lambscress, Landcress, Hoary Bittercress, Springcress, Flickweed, Shotweed

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Hemerocallis fulva
Orange Day-lily, Tawny Daylily, Tiger Daylily, Fulvous Daylily, Ditch Lily, Railroad Daylily, Roadside Daylily, Outhouse Lily, Tiger Lily, Wash-house Lily

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Hibiscus trionum
Flower-of-an-Hour, Bladder Hibiscus, Bladder Ketmia, Bladder Weed, Flower-of-the-Hour, Modesty, Puarangi, Shoofly, Venice Mallow

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Silene latifolia
White Campion, Bladder Campion

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Vicia cracca
Tufted vetch, Cow Vetch, Purple Vetch, Bird Vetch, Boreal Vetch

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Potentilla recta
Sulphur Cinquefoil, Rough-fruited Cinquefoil

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Barbarea vulgaris
Bittercress, Herb Barbara, Rocketcress, Yellow Rocketcress, Winter Rocket, Wound Rocket

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Euphorbia esula
Leafy Spurge, Green Spurge

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax, Yellow Toadflax, Butter-and-eggs

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Leucanthemum vulgare
Ox-eye Daisy, Oxeye Daisy

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Lathyrus latifolius
Perennial Peavine, Perennial Pea, Broad-Leaved Everlasting-Pea, Everlasting Pea

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Verbascum blattaria
Moth Mullein

Flower Flower (variation) Leaf Seedpod

Coronilla varia
Crown Vetch, Purple Crown Vetch

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Galinsoga quadriradiata
Shaggy Soldier, Hairy Galinsoga, Fringed Quickweed

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Linaria dalmatica
Balkan Toadflax, Broadleaf Toadflax, Dalmatian Toadflax

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Melilotus officinalis
Yellow Sweet Clover, Yellow Melilot, Ribbed Melilot, Common Melilot

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Silene vulgaris
Maidenstears, Bladder Campion

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Vicia sativa
Common Vetch, Vetch, The Vetch, Tare, Garden Vetch

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine, Tetterwort, Nipplewort, Swallowwort

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Butomus umbellatus
Flowering Rush, Grass Rush

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Erodium cicutarium
Redstem Filaree, Redstem Stork's Bill, Common Stork's Bill, Pinweed

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit

Hesperis matronalis
Dame's Rocket, Damask Violet, Dame's-Violet, Dames-Wort, Dame's Gilliflower, Night-Scented Gilliflower, Queen's Gilliflower, Rogue's Gilliflower, Summer Lilac, Sweet Rocket, Mother-of-the-Evening, Winter Gilliflower

Flower Leaf Seedpod Habit