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Hi there!! This is my first spring/summer in my home and I am still in the process of identifying everything. This plant keeps popping up in my yard a...
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Trying to identify a plant #874229
Asked June 22, 2024, 7:11 PM EDT
Hi there!! This is my first spring/summer in my home and I am still in the process of identifying everything. This plant keeps popping up in my yard and so far I’ve had no luck identifying it through google image search, PlantNet, asking plant friends, and online communities. It has a soft, almost hollow stem and pulls out pretty easily, *but* I’m unsure what its root system looks like. It seems to pop up at random as singular stems (not clumped or anything). Do you by chance have any idea what it might be? Thank you so much for any ideas! I really, really appreciate this as a resource!
Hennepin County Minnesota
Expert Response
The plant is a common weed called pilewort.
Compare and learn more about it here:
https://extension.umass.edu/weed-herbarium/weeds/erechtites-hieraciifolia
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/pilewort
Compare and learn more about it here:
https://extension.umass.edu/weed-herbarium/weeds/erechtites-hieraciifolia
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/pilewort