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The list given here is arranged alphabetically by the common names widely used for these weeds, plus a few alternatives. The scientific or botanical name is a more accurate way to refer to them and is listed on the right. Follow the links to a monograph on each.

Common NameOther NamesBotanical Name
Annual Meadow-grassAnnual Bluegrass, Low Spear-grassPoa annua
Bindweed, HedgeBearbind, Bellbine, Devil's Guts, Hedge-Bell, Hell Weed, WithybindCalystegia sepium
Bindweed, FieldBearbine, Bethbine, Cornbine, Field Convolvulus, Wild ConvolvulusConvolvulus arvensis
Bittercress, HairySmall Bittercerss, Common Bittercress, Hoary Bittercress, Popping Cress, Pennsylvania Bittercress, Jumping Jesus, Flick WeedCardamine hirsuta
Bittercress, New Zealand Cardamine corymbosa
BlinksAnnual Water Minerslettuce, Hetekaali, Water Blinks, Water ChickweedMonita fontana
BrackenBrake fern, Eagle fern, Upland fernPteridium aquilinum
BrambleBlackberry, BriarRubus fruticosus
Celandine, LesserPilewort, Fig Buttercup, Small CelandineRanunculus ficaria
ChickweedChickwittles, Mischievous Jack, Starweed, Starwort, WinterweedStellaria media
CleaversBeggar's lice, Catchweed Bedstraw, Cleaverwort, Everlasting Friendship, Goose grass, Grip Grass, Scratch grass, Stick-a-back, Sticky Willie, Scarthgrass, Sticky-willy, White HedgeGalium aparine
CloverDutch clover, Honeystalk, Kentish Clover, Lamb suckling, Trinity leaf, White trefoilTrifolium repens
Colt's FootCough-wort, Foal's-wort, Bull's FootTussilago farfara
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Corn SpurrySandweedSpergula arvensis
CouchgrassDog's Grass, Quickgrass, Quicks, Quack Grass, Scutch, Squitch, Twitch, Witch Grass, Wickens, Wicks.Agropyrum repens
Creeping ButtercupCreeping Meadow Buttercup, Devil’s Guts, Granny Threads, Ram’s Claws, Sitfast, Tether-toadRanunculus repens
Cudweed, Marsh Gnaphalium uliginosum
DaisyBruisewort, Day's Eye, Dog Daisy, Herb MargaretBellis perennis
DandelionBlowball, Cankerwort, Clock Flower, Irish Daisy, Lion's Tooth, Milk Witch, Monk's Head, Piss-a-bed, Priest's CrownTaraxacum officinale
Dead-nettleBadman’s Posies, Day Nettle, Deaf Nettle, Dog Nettle, Red ArchangelLamium purpureum
Dock, Broad-leavedBlunt-leaved Dock, Round-leaved Dock, Common Wayside DockRumex obtusifolius
Enchanter's NightshadeBroadleaf Enchanter's NightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Fat HenBacon Weed, Dirty Dick, Dung Weed, Goose Foot, Lamb's Quarters (USA), Muck Hill, Pig Weed.Chenopodium album
FeverfewAltamisa, Amargosa, Bachelor's Button, Flirtwort, Manzanilla, Featherfew, Featherfoil, Wild ChamomileTanacetum parthenium syn. Chrysanthemum parthenium, Leucanthemum parthenium
Forget-me-not, FieldCommon Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Forget-me-not, TrueWater forget-me-not<Myosotis scorpioides syn Myosotis scorpiodes, Myosotis palustris
FoxgloveDead Men's Bells, Fairy ThimblesDigitalis purpurea
Fumitory, CommonBeggary, Earth-smoke, Drug Fumitory, Wax dollsFumaria officinalis
Giant HogweedGiant Cow Parsnip Heracleum mantegazzianum
Green AlkanetEvergreen BuglossPentaglottis sempervirens
Ground-elderBishop's Weed, Goutweed, Goutwort, Goat-herb, Herb Gerard, Garden Plague, Snow-on-the-mountain, Jack-jump-aboutAegopodium podagraria
GroundselCommon Groundsel, Old-man-in-the-springSenecio vulgaris
Hawkbit, AutumnFall DandelionLeontodon autumnalis
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Herb RobertDeath-come-quickly, Robin's eye, Robin hood, Robin-i'-th'-hedge, Stinking Bob, Stinker Bobs, Wren flowerGeranium robertianum
Himalayan BalsamPoliceman's helmet, Indian Touch-Me-Not, Ornamental Jewelweed, Pink Peril, Poor Man's OrchidImpatiens glandulifera
HorsetailBottlebrush Plant, Cat's Tail, Common Horsetail, Field horsetail, Pipeweed, Shave Grass, Scouring RushEquisetum arvense
IvyEnglish IvyHedera helix
Japanese KnotweedDonkey rhubarb, Gypsy rhubarb, Japanese bamboo, Mexican bamboo, Sally rhubarbPolygonum japonicum
KnotgrassBirdgrass, Doorweed, Matgrass, Prostrate Knotweed, StonegrassPolygonum aviculare
Lichen, DogFelt lichenPeltigera canina
Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Mind-your-own-businessBaby's Tears, Irish MossSoleirolia soleirolii
Moss many species
Mouse-ear, CommonCommon Mouse-ear ChickweedCerastium fontanum
Nettle, StingingDevil's Leaf, Heg-begUrtica dioica
NipplewortDock-cressLapsana communis
Oilseed RapeRape, Colza, Oilseed Rape, Rapa, RapaseedBrassica napus
Parsley-piertField Lady's Mantle, Parsley BreakstoneAphanes arvensis, syn. Alchemilla arvensis
PearlwortBeads, Birdseye, Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
PineappleweedRayless Mayweed, Pineapple MayweedMatricaria matricarioides syn. Matricaria discoidea
Pirri-Pirri-BurrTwo-spined Acaena, Bidy Bidy, Pirri Pirri Bur, New Zealand Acaena, Biddy Biddy, Red BidibidiAcaena ovalifolia
Plantain, Broad-leavedBird's Meat, Common Plantain, Great Plantain, Rat-tail Plantain, White Man's FootPlantago major
Plantain, RibwortNarrowleaf Plantain, Buckhorn Plantain, English Plantain, Lanceleaf Indianwheat, Lanceleaf Plantain, Ribgrass, RibwortPlantago lanceolata
Poppy, Long-headedField Poppy, Long Smooth-fruited Poppy, BlindeyePapaver dubium subsp. dubium
RagwortRagweed, Tansy Ragwort, Staggerweed, Stinking WillieSenecio jacobaea
Ramsons (Wild Garlic)Bear's Garlic, Broadleaved Garlic, Buckrams, Ramson, Wild Garlic, Wood GarlicAllium ursinum
Redshank Heartweed, Lady's thumb, Ladysthumb, Ladysthumb Smartweed, Smartweed, Spotted Knotweed, Spotted Ladysthumb, Spotted Smartweed, Persicaria, Redleg, Willow weedPersicaria maculosa syn. Polygonum persicaria
Rush, SoftCommon RushJuncus effusus
SelfhealCommon Selfheal, All-heal, Blue curls, Heal-allPrunella vulgaris
Shepherd's PurseCase-weed, Lady's Purse, Mother's Heart, Pick-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Sorrel, Least Yellow Oxalis exilis
Sorrel, Purple Creeping Wood Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea syn. O. repens
Sorrel, Sheep's Rumex acetosella
Sorrel, WoodCreeping Wood SorrelOxalis acetosella
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Speedwell, SlenderRound-leaved Speedwell, Threadstalk SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Stitchwort, Bog Stellaria uliginosa syn. S. alsine
Stitchwort, GreaterAdders' Meat, Satin Flower, Great StarwortStellaria holostea
Thale CressCommon Wall Cress, Mouse-ear CressArabidopsis thaliana
Thistle, CreepingCanada ThistleCirsium arvense
Thistle, MarshEuropean Swamp Thistle, European Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Thistle, SowSpiny sow-thistle, Spiny milk-thistle, Spiny-leaved sow-thistle, Spiny annual sow-thistleSonchus asper
Thistle, SpearCommon Thistle, Bull thistleCircium vulgare
Ivy-leaved Toadflax"Mother of Thousands.", Kenilworth Ivy, PennywortCymbalaria muralis
Toadrush Juncus bufonius
Trailing TormentilEnglish cinquefoilPotentilla anglica
Trefoil, BirdsfootBird's-foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Trefoil, Bird's Foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch (USA)Lotus corniculatus
Trefoil, LesserYellow Suckling Clover, Small Hop CloverTrifolium dubium
Vetch, Bush Vica sepium
Wall LettuceDock-cressMycelis muralis syn. Lactuca muralis
Willowherb, Broad-leaved Epilobium montanum
Willowherb, GreatCodlins and CreamEpilobium hirsutum
Willowherb, Hoary >Epilobium parviflorum
Willowherb, Marsh Epilobium palustre
Willowherb, New Zealand Epilobium brunnescens
Willowherb, RosebayBlooming Sally, Fireweed, Great Willow HerbEpilobium angustifolium syn. Chamerion angustifolium, Chamaenerion angustifolium,
Willowherb, Short-fruited Epilobium obscurum
Wood-rush, Field Luzula campestris
YarrowMilfoil, Thousand-leaf, Arrow-root, Bloodwort, Greenarrow, Soldier's Woundwort, Nosebleed Weed, Devil's NettleAchillea millefolium
Yorkshire FogMeadow soft grass, Velvet grassHolcus lanatus




































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