Identifying Weeds: Pictures of Weeds
Having trouble identifying weeds in your garden? The pictures of weeds below include many of the most common annual, biennial and perennial types of weeds.
- Annual weeds
- Biennial weeds
- Perennial weeds
- Garden Weeds: Preventing Weeds & How to Kill Weeds (on a separate page)
Identify Weeds: Annuals
Annual garden weeds sprout and die within a single year, although as many as three generations can result from one annual weed in a single season. They are the easiest to fight since pulling them as soon as they sprout means they won’t go to seed.
Following are several of the most common…
| Annual Garden Weeds | Pictures of Weeds (Courtesy of The Weed Science Society of America) |
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Barnyard grass |
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Carpetweed |
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Chickweed |
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Cocklebur |
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| Crabgrass |  |
| Fall panicum |  |
| Foxtail |  |
| Henbit |  |
| Lamb’s quarters |  |
| Pigweed 1 |  |
| Pigweed 2 |  |
| Pigweed 3 |
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| Purslane |
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| Ragweed |
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| Sorrel |
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| Sowthistle |  |
| Witchgrass |  |
| Wild proso millet |
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Click here to learn how to prevent and kill garden weeds of all kinds.
Identify Weeds: Biennials
The life of a biennial weed lasts two years. They can often be identified by their puff of leaves sprouting from the ground.
| Biennial Garden Weeds | Pictures of Weeds (Courtesy of The Weed Science Society of America) |
|---|---|
| Burdock |
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Clover |
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| Prickly lettuce |
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| Queen Anne’s lace (wild carrot) |
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Click here to learn how to prevent and kill garden weeds of all kinds.
Identify Weeds: Perennials
Long-living perennials are by far the hardest to get rid of. Not only do they reproduce from seed like annuals and biennials, but they can also grow back from their roots and stems.
| Perennial Garden Weeds | Pictures of Weeds (Courtesy of The Weed Science Society of America) |
|---|---|
| Bindweed |  |
| Broadleaf plantain |  |
| Canada thistle |
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| Creeping Charlie |
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| Dandelion |
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| Goldenrod |
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| Ground ivy (also see Creeping Charlie above) |
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| Leafy spurge |
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| Orchardgrass |
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| Poison ivy |
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| Quackgrass |
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| Sowthistle |
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| St. John’s wort |
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| Wood sorrel |
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| Yellow nutsedge |
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Click here to learn how to prevent and kill garden weeds of all kinds.
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