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Amaranthaceae (Amaranth)

• Prostrate Pigweed (Amaranthus blitoides)
• Redroot Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)

Anicardiaceae (Cashew)

• Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)

Apiaceae (Carrot)

• Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)

Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed)

• Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Asteraceae (Aster)

• Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
• Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
• Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
• Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
• English Daisy (Bellis perennis)
• Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum)
• Perennial Sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis)
• Yarrow, Common (Achillea millefolium)
• Yellow Hawkweed (Hieracium pratense)

Brassicaceae (Mustard)

• Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
• Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris)

Bryaceae (Moss)

• Silvery Thread Moss (Bryum argenteum)

Caryophyllaceae (Pink)

• Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
• Mouseear Chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum)

Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)

• Common Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album)

Convolvulaceae (Morningglory)

• Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)

Cyperaceae (Sedge)

• Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus)

Equisetaceae (Horsetail)

• Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)

• Prostrate Spurge (Euphorbia maculata)

Fabaceae (Pea or Bean)

• Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
• Black Medic (Medicago lupulina)
• White Clover (Trifolium repens)

Geraniaceae (Geranium)

• Carolina Geranium (Geranium carolinianum)

Lamiaceae (Mint)

• Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
• Heal All (Prunella vulgaris)
• Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)

• Purple Deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)

Malvaceae (Mallow)

• Common Mallow (Malva neglecta)

Oxalidaceae (Woodsorrel)

• Creeping Woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata)
• Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta)

Plantaginaceae (Plantain)

• Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major)
• Buckhorn Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)

Poaceae (Grass)

• Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua)
• Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon)
• Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis palustris)
• Giant Foxtail (Setaria faberi)
• Goosegrass (Elusine indica)
• Green Foxtail (Setaria viridis)
• Large Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis)
• Nimblewill (Muhlenbergia schreberi)
• Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata)
• Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens)
• Rough Bluegrass (Poa trivialis)
• Smooth Crabgrass (Digitaria ischaemum)
• Tall Fescue (Festuca arudinacea)
• Yellow Foxtail (Setaria glauca)

Polygonaceae (Smartweed)

• Curly Dock (Rumex crispus)
• Prostrate Knotweed (Polygonum aviculare)
• Red Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)

Portulacaceae (Purslane)

• Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)

Roseaceae (Rose)

• Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)

• Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
• Corn Speedwell (Veronica arvensis)
• Creeping Speedwell (Veronica filiformis)
• Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)

Violaceae (Violet)

• Wild Violet (Viola papilionacea)