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Identify plants #749422

Asked May 12, 2021, 8:52 AM EDT

These plants are in my backyard. Would you please identify them? Are they invasive?

Hennepin County Minnesota

Expert Response

Because we are often unable to see minute identifying characteristics it can be difficult to identify plants by viewing photos.

With that limitation in mind, we think the plant in photo 554 etc. is a kind of buttercup.  

According to the Minnesota Wildflowers website there are about 15 yellow buttercup species present in Minnesota, only 2 or 3 of which are not native.
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/search?kw=buttercup

Creeping buttercup is weedy and invasive but we can't be sure it's the species shown in your photo

http://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail/?project=misin&id=78&cname=Creeping%20buttercup

The plant in photo FDA etc. is probably a common blue violet.  Some people consider it a nuisance weed, especially in lawns.

https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/common-blue-violet

We think plant 8cc etc. is Pennsylvania bittercress (Cardamine pensylvanica) or a closely related species. It's a native mustard.

https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/pennsylvania-bittercress

An Ask Extension Expert Replied May 12, 2021, 5:11 PM EDT

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