Identify this weed?

[Andrew]

It's like every year, we get something new.

All of a sudden, these things are everywhere.

Can anyone identify this? It's about 6" tall.

thanks!
Andrew

 

[Carol Dee]

Look up shepard's purse. I think that is it.

 

[Andrew]

Hi Carol Dee!

Close, but I don't think that's it - I don't think the shepherd's purse has leaves like this.

 

[thistlebloom]

In spite of the difference of the leaf shape in the drawing, I agree with Carol Dee and would say it's most likely Shepherds Purse.

 

[Andrew]

Hi thistle bloom!

It definitely looks like it's in the family - all the images/references I see, though, seem to indicate those little heart-shaped "purses"...hmm...

 

[Lavender2]

Or Virginia pepperweed? (link)

If so, you can eat it!

 

[Carol Dee]

I am sticking to the Shepard's purse. The purse are there just ho fully developed.

 

[so lucky]

There is a common weed around here that looks kind of like that, that my grandma used to have me gather for her caged birds to eat. She called it canary grass, but I don't think that is the right name. It is really hard to pull up, having a strong wiry stem.

 

[Smart Red]

We have it here. I don't know its proper name and what I call it is unprintable here.