his
morning I learned something new. Well half new. I knew we had noxious weeds 
in
my area.. as is the case no matter where you live. Tansy Ragwort was said under
hushed voices when I was growing up. Orange Hawkweed is the bane in our area. February 6, 2008
his
morning I learned something new. Well half new. I knew we had noxious weeds in
my area.. as is the case no matter where you live. Tansy Ragwort was said under
hushed voices when I was growing up. Orange Hawkweed is the bane in our area.
What I found out, is that there are over 80 noxious weeds in my area. Here is a list with identification & info for you. Although some of them are listed as noxious weeds due to their ability to take over, many of them are useful, such as Chicory, Cleavers and Lamb's Quarters.
Barnyard grass
Black knapweed
Black nightshade
Blue mustard
Blueweed
Bog rush
Bull thistleCanada thistle
Cheatgrass
Chicory
Cleavers
Coast tarweed
Common bugloss
Common burdock
Common chickweed
Common crupina
Common groundsel
Common tansy
Corn spurry
Creeping buttercup
Curled dockDalmation toadflax
Diffuse knapweedField bindweed
Field horsetail
Field scabious
FlixweedHairy Nightshade
Hemp-nettle
Hoary alyssum
Hoary cress
Hound's-tongueLady's-thumb
Lamb's-quarters
Leafy spurgeMarsh plume thistle
Meadow knapweedNight-flowering catchfly
Nodding thistleParasitic dodder
Perennial pepperweed
Perennial sow thistle
Plumeless thistle
Poison hemlock
Puncturevine
Purple loosestrife
Purple nutsedgeRedroot pigweed
Rush skeletonweed
Russian knapweed
Russian thistleScentless chamomile
Scotch thistle
Sheep sorrel
Shepherd's-purse
Spotted knapweed
Squarrose knapweed
Stork's-bill
St. John's-wort
Sulphur cinquefoilTansy ragwort
Tartary buckwheatWater hemlock
White cockle
Wild chervil
Wild mustard
Wild proso millet
Wild oats
So learn what these weeds are and look up your local noxious & banned weeds in your area. Such as many of us that grow our own dye plants, Woad is illegal in many States and Provinces. Baby's Breath is also a horrible noxious weed in my area.
Although this is a British Columbia list, many of these weeds I have seen all over the United States as well, this is a good reference list for identification.