Weeds? Id help please

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  1. chemicalx

    chemicalx Active Member

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    The first pic doesn't look like a weed to me, but I don't remember planting anything where it's growing, so...?

    The second one I'm sure is a weed, I'm just curious as to the name, if anyone knows it. A ton of it has sprouted up after the rainy weather started.

    The 3rd I thought was a dandelion, but I can't find any pictures on the web of weeds with that particular leaf shape, so I didn't want to pull it before getting a confirmation.
     

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    #1 Smartweed (Polygonum Sp.) and Chickweed for the second I think.

    HTH
    Chris
     
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    Lila Pereszke Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    2. could be a Portulaca oleracea...
     
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    Lila Pereszke Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    (3. Capsellla bursa-pastoris... but not sure, it's not easy to ID weeds without flowers!)
     
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    David in L A Active Member 10 Years

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    I would guess Polycarpon tetraphyllum for #2.
     
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    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    I'd agree with the Portulaca for #2 - those are weedy weedy weeds here!
     
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    Thanks, folks!

    Looks like I'm the lucky owner of just a bunch o' weeds, then - I was hoping to hear I had some Rare and Exotic Specimens of Delight! ;)
     
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    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Hey, portulaca's not just a weedy weedy weed. It's also really tasty in salads.
     
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    Hey, in case this satisfies anyone's curiosity, I waited for #3 to develop, and it turns out it's a Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus)! Got quite tall. Here's a pic. At least one of the 3 wasn't a weed. :)
     

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    How pretty! I've never seen pink ones before.
     

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