Common
Weeds

6 - Acidic   7 - Neutral   8 - Alkaline
Sun-Tolerant Weeds Shade-Tolerant Weeds
Dandelion (Taraxacum) Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) Lamium (Deadnettle)
Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major) Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria)
Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Sow Thistle (Sonchus) Sweet Violet (Viola odorata)
Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis) Enchanter’s Nightshade (Circaea)
Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum)
Fat Hen (Chenopodium album) Small Balsam (Impatiens parviflora)
Amaranth (Amaranthus) Bittercress (Cardamine)
Canadian Horseweed (Conyza canadensis) European Wild Ginger (Asarum europaeum)
Green Foxtail (Setaria viridis) Lords-and-Ladies (Arum maculatum)
Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Cleavers (Galium aparine)
Barnyard Grass (Echinochloa crus-galli) Bistort (Polygonum bistorta)
Prostrate Knotweed (Polygonum aviculare) Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)
Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium album) Dog’s Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
Fleabane (Erigeron) Touch-me-not Balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere)
Fat-hen (Chenopodium album) Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)
Powell's Amaranth (Amaranthus powellii) Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Paterson's Curse (Echium plantagineum) Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) Hedge Bedstraw (Galium mollugo)
Common Sow-thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
Mexican Tea (Chenopodium ambrosioides) Goat's Beard (Aruncus dioicus)
Black-bindweed (Polygonum convolvulus) Water Avens (Geum rivale)
Bird's-eye Speedwell (Veronica persica) Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)