What is this and how do I get ride of it?

Can you post a photo for us?

Hi Lorddolza,

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plantmanager said:Can you post a photo for us?

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plantladylin said:Hi Lorddolza,

It appears that your photo failed to upload, can you try again?

Thanks, didn't see that. Photo adddd

Maybe a type of wild Geranium called Herb Robert. Have you seen seedpods? They are very distinctive - they look like tiny swords.

My eyesight isn't cooperating this afternoon and I can't see the bloom clearly but the leaves and habit remind me of Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)

LOL, I was looking at photos when Daisy posted so maybe my eyesight isn't so bad today.

For comparison, there are also some good close images of Herb Robert leaves, flowers, etc. on this page: https://www.luontoportti.com/s...

DaisyI said:Maybe a type of wild Geranium called Herb Robert. Have you seen seedpods? They are very distinctive - they look like tiny swords.

Not sure about seed pods. I know very little about plants. Here is a photo of the taproot.

[quote="plantladylin"]For comparison, there are also some good close images of Herb Robert leaves
Thank you. Would Herb Robert have a root like this

That's not the same plant.

Whoa, now that's a root! I read that Herb Robert has a many branched tap root system but I haven't found any photos that look quite like that photo of your plants root! I hope someone knows what Geranium robertianum roots look like and can verify or not.

Do the leaves have a malodorus smell when crushed? The leaves of Herb Robert do not have a pleasant aroma.

I would describe Herb Robert's roots as shallow and fragile. Its a very easy plant to pull. But the 2nd and 3rd photo are not the same plant as in Photo #1.

plantladylin said:Whoa, now that's a root! I read that Herb Robert has a many branched tap root system but I haven't found any photos that look quite like that photo of your plants root! I hope someone knows what Geranium robertianum roots look like and can verify or not.

Do the leaves have a malodorus smell when crushed? The leaves of Herb Robert do not have a pleasant aroma.

It kind of smells like sage

Can you get a closer photo of the blooms on the first plant in question? It
may not be Herb Robert. Check out Red-Stemmed Filaree (Erodium cicutarium) for comparison. Here are a couple of photos from our database:




More photos of Redstem Filaree on this page of Noxious weeds of Colorado: https://www.inaturalist.org/gu...

I'll move this over to the Plant ID Forum where it will get more views and hopefully someone will recognize it for an exact ID.

I wonder if the different plant with the thick tap root may be a type of "Kochia" (Bassia) like Forage Kochia (Bassia prostrata) which has a thick taproot and is considered a noxious weed in some areas.

plantladylin said:I'll move this over to the Plant ID Forum where it will get more views and hopefully someone will recognize it for an exact ID.

Thank you!

DaisyI said:I would describe Herb Robert's roots as shallow and fragile. Its a very easy plant to pull. But the 2nd and 3rd photo are not the same plant as in Photo #1.

That's all the same plant. In my backyard they very by size. The smaller one tend to have the flowers while the larger ones don't seem to flower. This is my backyard