Help with ID?

[Anonny Moose]

Can anyone help me out on these volunteers? Noxious weeds or diamonds in the rough? I'm located in the Portland OR area.

Two pictures of this one:

and is some sort of shrub. The "leaf" encircling the stem might help with ID. or tree-to-be? is about knee high. No flowers yet. any ideas.

Karen

[Karen Fletcher]

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[Anonny Moose]

Karen

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

[David Hill]

The first is some form of euphorbia

[Cereus-validus]

#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.

[Cereus-validus]

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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