Weed Pages

Dock

Dock

Hello, I am Dock Botanical Name Rumex crispus, Rumex acetosella, Rumex obtusifolius DESCRIBE YOURSELF As you can see from my names, I cover a range of weeds that are variously known as Dock, Sheep Sorrel, broad leaf Dock and Curly Dock. As the name suggests I am...

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Singapore Daisy

Singapore Daisy

Hello, I'm Singapore Daisy Botanical Name Sphagneticola trilobata DESCRIBE YOURSELF I am an attractive plant with dark green leaves and bright yellow flowers. I was introduced as a garden plant, but escaped and I'm now a huge environmental weed. And I thrive in all...

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Velcro Weed

Velcro Weed

Hello, I'm Velcro Weed Botanical Name Silver leaf Desmodium DESCRIBE YOURSELF I am known as Velcro weed because my seeds stick to your clothes like velcro and are hard to remove, I am a long-lived creeping weed with mauve flowers. And I regularly produce roots at the...

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Creeping Indigo

Creeping Indigo

Hello, I'm Creeping Indigo Botanical Name Indigofera spicata DESCRIBE YOURSELF I am a short-lived perennial plant. My leaves can go a sort of pinky purple during summer, hence my name. I set a lot of seeds when I flower and my seed heads look a bit like an arrowhead....

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Cats Ears

Cats Ears

Hello, I am Cats Ears Botanical Name Hypochoeris radicata DESCRIBE YOURSELF Most people confuse me with the true Dandelion! I also have a seed head that you can blow, but its not as big as the true dandelion. As the main imitator of the Dandelion, I am also a broad...

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Burr Medic or Burr Clover

Burr Medic or Burr Clover

Hello, I'm Burr Medic Botanical Name Medicago Hispida Syn M. polymorpha  DESCRIBE YOURSELF I am an annual plant of the legume family. This means I am great at fixing nitrogen in your soil. And I have a really deep tap root, which makes it hard to dig me out of your...

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