Weedy Wildflowers
of Gardens

Scientific Name Common Name
Acalypha ostryifolia Hornbeam Mercury
Acalypha rhomboidea Rhombic Mercury
Aegopodium podagraria Goutweed*
Amaranthus hybridus Smooth Pigweed
Amaranthus retroflexus Rough Pigweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common Ragweed
Brassica spp. Mustards
Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse
Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-Eared Chickweed
Chenopodium album Lamb's Quarters
Chenopodium ambrosioides Mexican Tea
Commelina communis Asiatic Dayflower*
Consolida ajacis Rocket Larkspur*
Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed
Erigeron annuus Annual Fleabane
Erysimum cheiranthoides Worm-Seeded Mustard
Euphorbia marginata Snow-on-the-Mountain
Galinsoga spp. Peruvian Daisies
Ipomoea purpurea Wild Morning Glory
Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce
Lamium amplexicaule Henbit
Lepidium virginicum Common Peppergrass
Malva neglecta Common Mallow
Malva rotundifolia Dwarf Mallow
Mollugo verticillata Carpetweed
Oxalis corniculata Creeping Wood Sorrel
Oxalis stricta Yellow Wood Sorrel
Physalis subglabrata Smooth Ground Cherry
Polygonum convolvulus Black Bindweed
Polygonum persicaria Lady's Thumb
Portulaca oleracea Purslane
Potentilla norvegica Rough Cinquefoil
Raphanus sativus Garden Radish
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel
Senecio vulgaris Common Groundsel
Sida spinosa Prickly Sida
Solanum carolinense Horsenettle
Solanum ptycanthum Black Nightshade
Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sow Thistle
Sonchus aspera Prickly Sow Thistle
Sonchus oleraceus Annual Sow Thistle
Stellaria meadia Common Chickweed
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion
Thlaspi arvense Field Pennycress

*flower gardens

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