This is my number weed, pops up anywhere in my yard that's mulched.
anyone know what this is?
I'd like to know too. They're in my shaded area behind my boxwoods next to the house. I first thought it was some type of mimosa, but the leaves don't close when touched.
Well, actually it's not a bad looking weed. I wish some of mine were as attractive.
Brenda
What color are the blooms and are the seedpods bean-like? It could be some kind of senna.
Oops, I thought they were Mimosa seedlings, too. They're in a lot of my beds all over my yard. I just pull them out when they're small.
Don't think it is mimosa.
I am inundated with them. They are everywhere. I hate them!!!
I never let them go long enough to seed or flower. Hmmm maybe I'll let one grow for a couple of months. I don't think their mimosa's, I don't a mimosa's within a quarter mile of my yard.
there are several different species of mimosa. over 400
my kids when small loved the mimosa you touched the leaves and it closed up its leaves. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa
i have also found out recently some mimosa seeds are being added to bird seed mixes and some come from potting soil.
Oh no! I like mimosas because I don't have one. Certainly Don't want a grove under my bird feeders.
Deb
It could be one of the crotolaria specie. Yellow flowers and seed pods dry out like little bladders with loose seed inside. Common name I knew them by as a child was rattle box.
Beth
I don't remember what they are called. Walter Reeves had an article in the AJC about them. They look like mimosa but are not - they will produce seed under the leaves and will drive you nuts. I've been working on my infestation for three years - and still have another batch coming up. Round-up will work. Do not let them get to to seed production. If not- you will soon find them in any container or flower bed you have.
Hank
Hey, now there's an idea. Went to Walter's website and he has links to several weed identification sites that have photos. You could try that. http://www.walterreeves.com/lawns/article.phtml?cat=6&id=709
We are covered up in the blasted things, too, and it's tough to keep them at bay. I don't think I've let them go to seed, but I think the seeds blow over from the neighbors? DH is diligent with pre-emergents twice a year but we always have weed "immigrants" and those guys are usually around. Sheila
I think their blowing in. Preemergents won't do anything.
Well, I did not fine the weed that started this thread, but I did find my personal bete noir, Florida betony. Evidently I will have to use the glove of death or spray to get rid of it, as the tubers are the primary means of distribution.
I am going to purchase a couple of wading pools, fill the with a peat based potting soil and dig up the plants that I want to keep, heel them in , and round up the rest. The only things that I won't try to move are the Crinums. I will try wrapping them in plastic to protect from the spray.
Beth
I was in a friends yard today and this weed had taken over the lawn. Apparently they are evil!
I'm glad I found this thread! I have 3 of these things coming up in flower pots on my deck. I blamed it on the birds too! I asked my dad and he thought they were mimosas too. These do close when you touch them. I wouldn't mind having just one in my yard. My gramma had one in her yard when I was growing up.
I got something in my eye when I was a teenager that fell off a mimosa. A few years later I developed a corneal ulcer in my eye and now I'm almost blind as a bat in that eye. Still love to play in the dirt as long as I don't come up on anything crawling! LOL
Susan
I think they may be native Partridge Pea, I have plenty of them. Just keep an eye on the stem, if it starts getting woody it's a mimosa.
I've seen 4 ft tall ones in some wild areas around here and they don't get woody and die off durning the winter.
I just seen one today that had to be 6ft tall, it was the biggest one I have ever seen. I think that's about the max though. Butterflies are attracted to the yellow flowers.
Looks like gripeweed or chamberbitter. I've got a ton of it, too. Pre-emerge doesn't seem to work on it. Take a look at the link:
http://www.aces.edu/counties/Tallapoosa/weed-control/chamberbitter.htm
Ichabod
I think that is it. BTW I've spotted some 6 ft heigh ones down the street, their about to seed. I'd rip them up but the more I look the more of these things are around.
Kill it....It is the species with the yellow blooms and rattle like seed pods..( I think some type of Senna).. They will reseed every 2 weeks, at least here in sw GA..Believe me you don't want these things. They are bad as Kudzu once they get started..You think Mimosa's are bad, these are really bad.. Unfortunately, I have both, lol.. Although I do love the Mimosa's..I cuss them almost daily..
Larkie
This message was edited Sep 3, 2006 2:55 PM
I believe the family name of the weed is Phyllanthus. The short one is P. urinaria or chamberbitter aka gripeweed. The tall one is P. tenellus, or long stalked phyllanthus. The tall one I see road side in wet places. Here are some more links:
http://georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu/storypage.cfm?storyid=2888
http://www.walterreeves.com/lawns/article.phtml?cat=6&id=524
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/62412/index.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/chamberbitter
http://www.co.santa-rosa.fl.us/extension/articles/02chamberbitter.html
Ichabod
If any of you have Phyllanthus it WILL drive you crazy! There's lots of it here in Thomasville. I am constantly pulling them out of my garden and my pots. The Senna that Larkie was talking about isn't in my garden, but I see it on roadsides.
I keep seeing references to the Glove of Death, I guess it's time to find out. If it would fight Florida Betony or Skunk Vine, then I think the glove fits!
Okay here is the big daddy down the street.
Chamberbitter doesn't usually get over 2ft tall and have flowers so small they're not even noticeable. I have it everywhere and it is a pest. But I still think the large yellow flowered 6ft ones are in the native partridge pea family.
Fascinating. Escambia guy, I went to some of the links Ichabod provided. There are several varieties of Phyllanthus, and some do get larger. Also, the Dave's garden link has an interesting note from "Monocromatico of Rio de Janeiro" about its herbal use in treatment of kidney stones. I googled and read more about that, and darned if it isn't so. Good ole' mom nature--even her weeds are things of beauty. My sister suffers from kidney stones, and I'll be sharing that info with her. Sheila