Greetings and good morning to the Great Organic Gurus and Gurettes?(if there's such a term) I was hoping you fine folks would be able to assist in the identification of a couple weeds for me. I've seen a number of times a few of you guys (Gandalf for one) mention that you'd be able to assist in the identification for others so I've taken an opportunity to photograph a few and we'll see what comes of it. These are just a handful of some of the many weeds on my property. I'm hopeful to find some beneficial plants to toss into the compost pile/worm bin/make teas. I'm aware of the common dandelion and I'm currently searching for nettle, I know they are prevalent in my area. I am normally not one to ask for help quickly and have attempted to identify these weeds on several state websites and even spent some time at the wonderful eattheweeds.com site! But nothing really definative. I understand identifying weeds based on a few crappy pics isn't the easiest thing to do. Thanks for any assistance. I live in the Southeast. BEGIN the challenge! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
I volunteered for weed identification duty?? lol OK...... lol #3 looks like Flax, and #7 looks like thistle but not sure.... I'll do some looking....
lol, it was a few days ago? i came across a post in which you told a dude to photograph a few of the plants in his yard and he posted up a pic of an old dead/defoliated bush/tree of some sort lol. Anyhow, I think that was you. If it wasn't, blame it on my short term memory! Thanks for the help Gandie! I have suspected #7 of thistle, so this confirms my suspicions #3 does indeed look like flax, and due to the poor pic I could suspect the same. However Linum lewisii is normally found more commonly west of the Mississippi. I do not believe this to be flax, although very similar. I appreciate your assistance :wub:
lol I told him to tell me what the weeds are there growing around him, and he responded by posting some blurry pictures lol Not that I mind, or that it bothers me..... but I expected him to come back with a list of plant names, not pictures lol But I got no problems helping..... sounds like we've got 2 of 9 down. Thistle has good amounts of Calcium, Magnesium, and Silicon, and very good amounts of Potassium and Phosphorus. FWIW, I used to see flax all the time in Kentucky and Indiana, east of the Mississippi....... Flax is very high in Phosphorus, but not much else.... though flax seeds have tons of good compounds (abscisic acid especially)
I appreciate the input so far! Dankness, nice link, some familiar weeds there no doubt. #1 has me guessing some sort of wild salvia by the flower type? but i've never seen such peculiar leaf growth before... Gandie, you da man.
When in doubt, always remember your local County Extension Office - Its there for YOU! Weed Identification Guide and and This ought to get you started... but in all seriousness - whenever you need to ID any "weeds" or "pests", go to your own local County Extension Office website. GL j
Great information is always available from Agricultural schools. Clemson lists some links to weed, insect, and disease identification all around the States: http://www.clemson.edu/extension/pest_ed/safety_ed_prog/pstident.html