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New house, who is this? #754307
Asked June 06, 2021, 1:39 PM EDT
Marion County Oregon
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Hi Kelli,
You have some invasive plants but some people actually plant them. The first plant with the cupped leaves and the flowers in the center is referred to as Miner's Lettuce, Claytonia. The seeds are sold in retail stores or online.
The second one with the long leaves is plantain. This is used by people to help heal cuts and ranchers seed the fields with it for grazing animals. Plantain also has a wide leaf variety that you often see as well.
The third with the triangular leaves is Nipplewort. It has a small yellow flower and reseeds so readily that you will have a yard full of it in no time, a member of the dandelion family. I know, I decided to leave it one year. The next year it took me days to get it all out. Fortunately it pulls out easily. If you get it out before it goes to seed there should be no problem unless they left it year after year. I am afraid you will see it each spring.
The same thing for the other two plants if you don't want them, pull them now.
Links for more information: Plantain (sorry it is an old article) file:///C:/Users/caste/Downloads/ExtensionBulletin762.pdf (just paste and copy to read the article)
Nipplewort: http://www.juliasedibleweeds.com/general/nipplewort/
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Hi Kellie,
Good to know, I was not aware you could not reach it and you know computers much better than I do. I will remember that for other questions. Thank you.