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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. This is a link to an alphabetical list of Botanical Names.

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Common NameOther NamesBotanical Name
Annual Meadow-grassAnnual Bluegrass, Low Spear-grassPoa annua
Bindweed, BlackBedwine, Bunwede, Climbing Buckwheat, Devil, Wild Buckwheat, False BuckwheatFallopia convolulus
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, WavyGreater Bitter Cress, Wood Bitter Cress, Woodland BittercressCardamine flexuosa
Bittercress, New Zealand Cardamine corymbosa
BittersweetAmara Dulcis, Bitter Nightshade, Blue Bindweed, Climbing Nightshade, Fellenwort, Felonwood, Felon-wort, Mortal, Poisonberry, Poisonflower, Scarlet Berry, Snakeberry, Trailing Bittersweet, Trailing Nightshade, Violet Bloom, Woody NightshadeSolanum dulcamara
BlinksAnnual Water Minerslettuce, Hetekaali, Water Blinks, Water ChickweedMonita fontana
Bluebells, Hybrid Hyacinthoides x massartiana
Blue-green Algae Nostoc commune
BorageStarflowerBorago officinalis
BrackenBrake fern, Eagle fern, Upland fernPteridium aquilinum
BrambleBlackberry, BriarRubus fruticosus
Burdock, LesserBurweed, Louse-bur, Common Burdock, Beggar's Buttons, Cockle Button, Button-burArctium minor
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 Dog-violetWood Violet,Violet, Common Violet, Blunt-spurred VioletViola riviniana
Dog-violet, PurplePurple Wood VioletViola riviniana 'Purpurea'
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Corn SpurrySandweedSpergula arvensis
CuckooflowerLady's-smock, MilkmaidsCardamine pratensis
CouchgrassDog's Grass, Quickgrass, Quicks, Quack Grass, Scutch, Squitch, Twitch, Witch Grass, Wickens, Wicks.Agropyrum repens
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Creeping ButtercupCreeping Meadow Buttercup, Devil’s Guts, Granny Threads, Ram’s Claws, Sitfast, Tether-toadRanunculus repens
Comfrey, Russian Symphytum x uplandicum
Comfrey, TuberousKnitboneSymphytum tuberosum
Cudweed, Marsh Gnaphalium uliginosum
DaisyBruisewort, Day's Eye, Dog Daisy, Herb MargaretBellis perennis
Dame's VioletDame’s Rocket, Damask Violet, Dames-wort, Dame’s Gilliflower, Night Scented Gilliflower, Queen’s Gilliflower, Rogue’s Gilliflower, Summer Lilac, Sweet Rocket, Mother-of-the-evening and, Winter GilliflowerHesperis matronalis
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
Duckweed Lemna minor
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
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Figwort, CommonKnotted Figwort, Throatwort, Carpenter's Square, KernelwortScrophularia nodosa
Forget-me-not, FieldCommon Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Forget-me-not, TrueWater forget-me-not<Myosotis scorpioides syn Myosotis scorpiodes, Myosotis palustris
Fox-and-cubsOrange Hawkweed, Tawny Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush, Grim-the-collier, Grimy CoalminerPilosella aurantiaca syn. Hieracium aurantiacum
FoxgloveDead Men's Bells, Fairy ThimblesDigitalis purpurea
Fumitory, CommonBeggary, Earth-smoke, Drug Fumitory, Wax dollsFumaria officinalis
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
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
Hogweed, GiantGiant Cow Parsnip Heracleum mantegazzianum
Hogweed, CommonCow Parsnip, Hogweed Heracleum spondylium
HonestyMoney Plant, Penny FlowerLunaria annua
HorsetailBottlebrush Plant, Cat's Tail, Common Horsetail, Field horsetail, Pipeweed, Shave Grass, Scouring RushEquisetum arvense
IvyEnglish IvyHedera helix
Winter HeliotropeSweet-scented Coltsfoot, Sweet Colt's-footPetasites fragrans
Japanese KnotweedDonkey rhubarb, Gypsy rhubarb, Japanese bamboo, Mexican bamboo, Sally rhubarbPolygonum japonicum
Giant KnotweedShakhalin KnotweedFallopia sachalinensis syn. Polygonum sachalinense
KnotgrassBirdgrass, Doorweed, Matgrass, Prostrate Knotweed, StonegrassPolygonum aviculare
Knotgrass, Cornfield Polygonum rurivagum
Knotgrass, Northern Polygonum boreale
Lichen, DogFelt lichenPeltigera canina
Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Lords-and-ladiesAdam and Eve, Adder's root, Arum, Arum lily, Bloody man's finger, Bobbins, Cows and bulls, Cuckoo-pint, Devils and angels, Friar's cowl, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Naked boys, Snakeshead, Soldier-in-a-sentry-box, Starch-root, Wake robin, Wild arumArum maculatum
Meadow ButtercupCommon Buttercup, Common Meadow Buttercup, Crowfoot, Gold Cup, Meadowbloom, Yellows, Bachelor's Buttons, Blister Weed, Tall ButtercupRanunculus acris
Meadow VetchlingCommon Yellow Vetchling, Lady's Slippers, Meadow Pea, Meadow Pea-vineLathyrus pratensis
Mind-your-own-businessBaby's Tears, Irish MossSoleirolia soleirolii
Moss many species
Mouse-ear, CommonCommon Mouse-ear ChickweedCerastium fontanum
Mustard, Black Brassica nigra
Mustard, GarlicJack-by-the-hedge, Garlic Root, Hedge Garlic, Sauce-alone, Jack-in-the-bush, Penny Hedge, Poor Man's MustardAlliaria petiolata
Hedge MustardCommon Hedge Mustard, English Water Cress, Indian Hedge Mustard, Oriental Rocket Mustard, Tumbling MustardSisymbrium officinale syn, Erysimum officinale
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
Pimpernel, Yellow Wood LoosestrifeLysimachia nemorum
Pimpernel, Scarlet Bird's Eye, Shepherd's Sundial Shepherd's ClockAnagallis arvensis
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
Poppy, Welsh  Meconopsis cambrica
Purple LoosestrifeSpiked LoosestrifeLythrum salicaria
RagwortRagweed, Tansy Ragwort, Staggerweed, Stinking WillieSenecio jacobaea
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
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, Pale pinkCrimson WoodsorrelOxalis incarnata
Sorrel, Purple Creeping Wood Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea syn. O. repens
Sorrel, Sheep's Rumex acetosella
Sorrel, WoodCreeping Wood SorrelOxalis acetosella
Speedwell, Common FieldPersian speedwell, Buxbaum’s speedwell, Large Field Speedwell, or Bird's-eyeVeronica persica
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Speedwell, SlenderRound-leaved Speedwell, Threadstalk SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Spotted OrchidDead Men's FingersDactylorhiza fuchsii
Stitchwort, Bog Stellaria uliginosa syn. S. alsine
Stitchwort, GreaterAdders' Meat, Satin Flower, Great StarwortStellaria holostea
Common TeaselWild Teasel, Fuller's TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Thale CressCommon Wall Cress, Mouse-ear CressArabidopsis thaliana
Thistle, CreepingCanada ThistleCirsium arvense
Thistle, MarshEuropean Swamp Thistle, European Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Sow-thistle, PricklySpiny sow-thistle, Spiny milk-thistle, Spiny-leaved sow-thistle, Spiny annual sow-thistleSonchus asper
Sow-thistle, PerennialField Milk-thistle, Field Sow-thistle, Creeping Sowthistle, Gutweed, Milk Thistle, Corn Sowthistle, Swine thistle, Tree SowthistleSonchus arvensis
Sow-thistle, SmoothAnnual Sow-thistle, Milk-thistle, Swine thistleSonchus oleraceus
Thistle, SpearCommon Thistle, Bull thistleCirsium vulgare
Three-cornered LeekAngled Onion, Onion Weed, Three-cornered Garlic, Triquetrous GarlicAllium triquetrum
Ivy-leaved Toadflax"Mother of Thousands.", Kenilworth Ivy, PennywortCymbalaria muralis
Toadrush Juncus bufonius
Trailing St John's Wort Hypericum humifusum
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
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Valerian, Red Centranthus ruber
Vetch, Bush Vica sepium
Vetch, CommonTareVica sativa
Vetch, TuftedCow Vetch, Bird VetchVica cracca
Wall LettuceDock-cressMycelis muralis syn. Lactuca muralis
Common WhitlowgrassEarly Whitlow Grass, Nailwort, Shadflower, Spring Draba, Spring Whitlow Grass, Vernal Whitlow-grassDraba verna syn. Erophila verna
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
Woundwort, Hedge Whitespot, Downy Woundwort, Hedge Stachys, White-spot BetonyStachys sylvatica
Woundwort, MarshAll-Heal, Clown's Woundwort, Downy Woundwort, Panay, OpopanewortStachys palustris
YarrowMilfoil, Thousand-leaf, Arrow-root, Bloodwort, Greenarrow, Soldier's Woundwort, Nosebleed Weed, Devil's NettleAchillea millefolium
Yellow ArchangelGolden Dead-nettleLamium galeobdolon
Yorkshire FogMeadow soft grass, Velvet grassHolcus lanatus




































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