Weedy Wildflowers
of Meadows

Scientific Name Common Name
Acalypha rhomboidea Rhombic Mercury
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Allium vineale Field Garlic
Amaranthus hybridus Smooth Pigweed
Amaranthus retroflexus Rough Pigweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common Ragweed
Ambrosia trifida Giant Ragweed
Anthemis cotula Dog Fennel
Apocynum cannabinum Dogbane
Arctium lappa Great Burdock
Arctium minus Common Burdock
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort
Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed
Asparagus officinalis Wild Asparagus
Aster pilosus Frost Aster
Barbarea vulgaris Yellow Rocket
Bidens frondosa Common Beggar's Ticks
Brassica spp. Mustards
Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed
Cannabis sativa Marijuana
Cerastium arvense Field Chickweed
Chenopodium album Lamb's Quarters
Chenopodium simplex Mapleleaf Goosefoot
Chysanthemum leucanthemum Oxeye Daisy
Cichorium intybus Chicory
Cirsium arvense Canada Thistle
Cirsium discolor Pasture Thistle
Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock
Consolida ajacis Rocket Larkspur
Coronilla varia Crown Vetch
Daucus carota Wild Carrot
Dipsacus laciniatus Cut-Leaved Teasel
Dipsacus sylvestris Teasel
Erechtites hieracifolius Pilewort
Erigeron annuus Annual Fleabane
Erigeron strigosus Daisy Fleabane
Eupatorium altissimum Tall Boneset
Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress Spurge
Galeopsis tetrahit Hemp Nettle
Gnaphalium obtusifolium Sweet Everlasting*
Helianthus annuus Annual Sunflower
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke
Hemerocallis fulva Orange Daylily
Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket
Hypericum perforatum Common St. John's Wort
Iris germanica Bearded Iris
Lactuca canadensis Wild Lettuce
Lamium purpureum Purple Dead Nettle
Lapsana communis Nipplewort
Lathyrus hirsutus Singletary Pea
Lathyrus latifolius Everlasting Pea
Lespedeza cuneata Silky Bush Clover
Lotus corniculatus Birdfoot Trefoil
Lysimachia nummularia Moneywort
Matricaria perforata Scentless Mayweed
Medicago lupulina Black Medic
Medicago sativa Alfalfa
Melilotus alba White Sweet Clover
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweet Clover
Melissa officinalis Lemon Balm
Mentha spicata Spearmint
Nepeta cataria Catnip
Oenothera biennis Common Evening Primrose
Ornithogalum umbellatum Star-of-Bethlehem
Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip
Physalis heterophylla Clammy Ground Cherry
Physalis subglabrata Smooth Ground Cherry
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed
Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennyslvania Smartweed
Polygonum persicaria Lady's Thumb
Potentilla recta Sulfur Cinquefoil
Potentilla simplex Common Cinquefoil
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal
Ranunculus abortivus Small-Flowered Buttercup
Ranunculus acris Tall Buttercup
Reseda luteola Weld
Rhus radicans Poison Ivy
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel*
Rumex altissimus Pale Dock
Rumex crispus Curly Dock
Rumex obtusifolius Bitter Dock
Saponaria officinalis Soapwort
Senecio glabellus Butterweed
Silene pratense Evening Campion
Silene vulgaris Bladder Catchfly
Silene noctiflora Night-Flowering Catchfly
Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard
Solanum carolinense Horsenettle
Solidago canadensis Canada Goldenrod
Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sow Thistle
Stellaria graminea Grass-Leaved Chickweed
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy
Teucrium canadense American Germander
Torilis arvensis Common Hedge Parsley
Tragopogon dubius Western Goatsbeard*
Tragopogon pratensis Yellow Goatsbeard
Trifolium aureum Palmate Hop Clover
Trifolium campestre Pinnate Hop Clover
Trifolium hybridum Alsike Clover
Trifolium pratense Red Clover
Trifolium repens White Clover
Triodanis perfoliata Venus' Looking Glass*
Valerianella radiata Common Corn Salad
Verbascum blattaria Moth Mullein
Verbascum thapsus Great Mullein
Vicia dasycarpa Smooth Vetch
Vicia sativa Common Vetch
Vicia villosa Hairy Vetch
Xanthium strumarium Common Cocklebur

*sandy meadows

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