Can anyone help me out on these volunteers? Noxious weeds or diamonds in the rough? I'm located in the Portland OR area.
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Read the full replyCan anyone help me out on these volunteers? Noxious weeds or diamonds in the rough? I'm located in the Portland OR area.
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I think you are correct on the Horseweed. Appears to be a native ground cover, so I guess it can stay. Thanks so much for your help on that mystery.
Karen
The first is some form of euphorbia
#1 Euphorbia lathyrus, the so-called "Gopher Purge". Keep it.
#2 Choke cherry, Prunus virginiana. Yank it out!
#3 Weedy Apiaceae. Yank it out.
#4 Erigeron canadensis (syn. Conyza canadensis). Yank it out.
On second thought, because of the paired leaves, #3 might be Sambucus canadensis, the Elderberry. You might want to keep it to see what develops.
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