Annual or perennial depending on species. Has heart shaped glossy leaves. Produces flowers in a variety of colors ranging from white, purple, pink, and yellow. Reproduces from seed and underground runners.
Weed Type: Broadleaf Weeds
Virginia Buttonweed
Perennial broadleaf weed with thick, fleshy leaves on hairy stems. Leaves are opposite. Grows in a spreading type fashion. Produces white flowers that grow along the stem. Prefers moist sites. Reproduces from seed, roots, and stem fragments.
Virginia Pepperweed
Broadleaf annual weed with serrated leaves. Growth is upright with spike-like clusters of tiny white flowers at end of branches. Reproduces from seed from flat, round seed pods.
Horsenettle
Perennial broadleaf weed with upright growth. Leaves alternate and spiny with wavy edges. Produces white to light violet colored flowers. Fruit resembles a small tomato and is smooth, round and pale yellow to greenish in color. Reproduces by seed and underground runners.
White Clover
Creeping, low-growing broadleaf weed with three oval shaped leaflets. Produces white roundish flowers.
Horseweed
Broadleaf annual weed that grows tall and upright. Leaves are linear shaped with fine toothed edges. Produces white flowers when allowed to fully grow. Stems contain bristly hairs. Reproduces by seed.
Wild Garlic
Perennial weed with slender, hollow upright leaves. Grows during cooler months. Contains underground bulbs. Leaves produce a distinctive garlic odor when crushed. Underground bulbs contain smaller bulblets that are offset and flatted on one side. Produces small greenish to white flowers. Reproduces by seed and bulblets.
Indian Mockstrawberry
Perennial broadleaf weed with long above ground runners and low growth habit. Three leaflets per leaf with toothed edges. Produces yellow flowers with five petals. Produces a fruit that is red and berry-like similar to a strawberry. Reproduces by seed and above ground runners.
Wild Onion
Perennial weed with slender, hollow leaves that grow upright. Grows during cooler months of the year. Similar to Wild Garlic in appearance. Contains a central underground bulb with a fibrous coat. Does not contain offset bulblets like Wild Garlic.
Knawel
Annual weed that grows prostrate. Contains opposite leaves. Leaves very narrow, linear in shape and sharply pointed. Flowers are inconspicuous, lack petals, and green in color. Reproduces from seed.