I need help naming this plant and will it be invasive in my yard?
Smiles, Cyndi
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Gladys Lamontagne on May 27, 2015I have that in my yard, flowers to small star-like flowers. I pull it as a weed, it grows all over and drops seeds continually through growing season.Helpful Reply
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Margaret Morey on May 27, 2015This looks like catchweed bedstraw. It's a weed covered in sticky hairs. The stems are very brittle & make it hard to pull the weed out. You have to dig out the roots, which are fairly shallow.Helpful Reply
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Zaba on May 27, 2015Kill it while you can. It will take over!Helpful Reply
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DORLIS on May 28, 2015It is invasive, but if you like to dye wool with natural materials, it makes a nice red dye. It takes about 1 bushel of plant to dye 1 skein of wool as you only use the roots.Helpful Reply
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Linda Lemiere-Zile on May 28, 2015Here in the PNW we call it "sticky weed" or "love weed". Yes it is invasive so get rid of it!Helpful Reply
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Denize Ramirez on May 28, 2015Possibly "Cleavers": Galium aparine. Known as "goose grass". Geese love to eat it. Also named "sweetheart" (for the way it clings to shrubs). Ancient reputation as a spring tonic, traditionally taken as a cleansing remedy after the long winter. Parts used: Arial Parts. Key uses: A good cleansing herb, & lymphatic tonic. Useful in many skin disorders, & glandular problems, including tonsillitis, & glandular fever. "HOME HERBAL by PENELOPE ODY, DK PUBLISHER.Helpful Reply
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Candace Warren on May 29, 2015This stuff is HORRIBLE, if it is the same thing we have in Texas. Sticky leaves and stems cling to everything. It is NASTY, and you have to pull it out before it goes to seed. I don't know what it is called, but I HATE it so bad, that I will stop to pull it out of beds in public places.Helpful Reply
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ByLightOfMoon on May 29, 2015Thank SO MUCH for all of your answers, I really appreciate your time and helpful info! I will be pulling it like you say, I did find some red dye on my hand yesterday, maybe that was it, I wonder if I can dye cloth with it, I tried to use pokeberries last year, We dug up that huge plant and it is coming back again already, I think! Talk about a mess it make getting the seeds from the dye so I never used it... I wanted it for a pair of or raggedy long johns I found and I was going to just cut up the dyed fabric.... Smiles, CyndiHelpful Reply
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