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Could please identify the plant in the attached image?
Thank you.
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Plant 13 #868733
Asked May 16, 2024, 2:19 PM EDT
Could please identify the plant in the attached image?
Thank you.
Montgomery County Maryland
Expert Response
This looks like Oriental False Hawkweed (Youngia japonica), a non-native species that seems to have become a lot weedier in recent years, and which is considered invasive in other states. As an annual, it will probably be easy to manually remove (at the very least, cut the flower stalks off so they don't produce more seed), but to prevent seedlings from reappearing in the future, covering any bare soil with 2-3 inches of mulch or a living groundcover planting will help suppress regrowth.
Miri
Miri