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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

06/07/2010 11:50:39 AM · #1

I have been working on my back yard and in the last month I have torn out my old lawn and planted a new. However, this time (I've done this before at other places I've lived) the lawn seems to be crawling with weeds and one in particular. I'm convinced that even though the grass seed is declared weed-free, the weed came in with the seed as I've never seen this particular weed in my yard before. My lawn book didn't have a quick ID of it and I wondered if anybody knew. It seems like it should be easy to identify as it is fairly distinctive. The picture doesn't do justice to the fact it grows from the ground like a basket or star.

Any ideas?

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

06/07/2010 11:53:25 AM · #2

Do you have an image with the flower opened?

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

06/07/2010 11:59:15 AM · #3

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Do you have an image with the flower opened?

No, but it's tiny and white. I'm picking them as fast as I can before the flowers open. :)

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

06/07/2010 12:04:32 PM · #4

Looks familiar. I think I have them as well, but it's hard to be sure, since your photo is of an immature plant. Have a look at this and see if it looks like what you have.

Message edited by author 2010-06-07 12:05:08.

06/07/2010 12:17:02 PM · #5

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Looks familiar. I think I have them as well, but it's hard to be sure, since your photo is of an immature plant. Have a look at this and see if it looks like what you have.

No, I highly doubt that is it as that plant gets huge plus tends to have a thick central stem. This has no dominant stem and is already flowering (or budding) at 6 inches tall.

It's hard because most weed identification sites just have pictures. I'm going to try my extension office at 10:00, but I seem to remember hearing that they were shut down due to budget cuts.

Message edited by author 2010-06-07 12:17:43.

06/07/2010 04:38:58 PM · #6

Bump. I still can't find it. Where are all those DPC green thumbs? :)

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D

06/07/2010 05:18:40 PM · #7

I dunno what it is, Jason, but one of my neighbor's dogs craps in my front yard. If I post a photo, can someone help me id the breed?

smardaz

06/07/2010 05:31:55 PM · #8

I like the composition but I'm not so crazy about the foreground being oof /5

David Ey

Nikon D80

06/07/2010 05:33:41 PM · #9

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

"I dunno what it is, Jason, but one of my neighbor's dogs craps in my front yard. If I post a photo, can someone help me id the breed?"

Only if it is a scratch and sniff photo....or you describe the smell very accurately.

Message edited by author 2010-06-07 17:37:09.

ScooterMcNutty

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

06/07/2010 05:34:28 PM · #10

it almost looks like a flower, not a weed. although i guess having them in the grass, and not where you want it, i guss you could call it a weed.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR

06/07/2010 05:34:49 PM · #11

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

I dunno what it is, Jason, but one of my neighbor's dogs craps in my front yard. If I post a photo, can someone help me id the breed?

They keys usually work with smell and taste, so get back to me with those characteristics and I'll help you out!

I found my weed. Pearlwort

Luci11e

Nikon D40

06/07/2010 05:36:09 PM · #12

Originally posted by ScooterMcNutty:

it almost looks like a flower, not a weed. although i guess having them in the grass, and not where you want it, i guss you could call it a weed.

Yep; a rose can be considered a weed if it's growing where you don't want it.

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

06/07/2010 05:36:44 PM · #13

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
I dunno what it is, Jason, but one of my neighbor's dogs craps in my front yard. If I post a photo, can someone help me id the breed?

They keys usually work with smell and taste, so get back to me with those characteristics and I'll help you out!

I found my weed. Pearlwort

I think I have a clump of that under my bird feeder. Nowhere else.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D

06/07/2010 05:38:01 PM · #14

Glad you found your weed, doc.

David Ey

Nikon D80

06/07/2010 05:40:03 PM · #15

How much you get for weed doc.?

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

06/07/2010 05:53:11 PM · #16

Originally posted by David Ey:

How much you get for weed doc.?

Not a lot. Oregon has 20,000 medical marijuana licenses, yet Eugene can't put fluoride in the water. Go figure.

thegrandwazoo

Nikon D750

06/07/2010 05:54:23 PM · #17

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Originally posted by David Ey:
How much you get for weed doc.?

Not a lot. Oregon has 20,000 medical marijuana licenses, yet Eugene can't put fluoride in the water. Go figure.

Maybe they should put the fluoride in the weed!

:-)

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II