Wisconsin Weed Identification: Common Mullein – Verbascum thapsus
This factsheet will help you identify common mullein – Verbascum thapsus, a common weed in pastures and other settings.
Weed Identification
Here are some resources to help you identify weeds and invasive plants.
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Wisconsin Weed Identification: Common Lambsquarters – Chenopodium album
This factsheet will help you identify common lambsquarters – Chenopodium album, a common weed in pastures and other settings.
Wisconsin Weed Identification: Common Chickweed – Stellaria media
This factsheet will help you identify common chickweed – Stellaria media, a common weed in pastures and other settings.
Wisconsin Weed Identification: Common Burdock – Arctium minus
This factsheet will help you identify Common burdock – Arctium minus, a common weed in pastures and other settings.
Wisconsin Weed Identification: Comfrey – Symphytum officinale
This factsheet will help you identify comfrey – Symphytum officinale, a common weed in pastures and other settings.
Wisconsin Weed Identification: Bull Thistle
This factsheet will help you identify bull thistle, a common weed in pastures and other settings.
Wisconsin Weed Identification: Blackseed Plantain – Plantago rugelii
This factsheet will help you identify blackseed plantain – Plantago rugelii, a common weed in pastures and other settings.
Wisconsin Weed Identification: Biennial Wormwood
This factsheet will help you identify biennial wormwood, a common weed in pastures and other settings.
Wisconsin Weed Identification: Barnyardgrass – Echinochola crusgalli
This factsheet will help you identify barnyardgrass – Echinochola crusgalli, a common weed in pastures and other settings.
Wisconsin Weed Identification: Biennial Thistle Comparison
This factsheet will help you identify bull thistle, musk thistle and plumeless thistle, common weeds in pastures and other settings.
Common and Glossy Buckthorns
Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecosystems. The Management of Invasive Plants in Wisconsin series explains how to identify invasive plants and provides common management options.
Milkweed (Ornamental Plants Toxic to Animals)
To increase monarch populations, people are increasingly planting ornamental types of milkweed and encouraging common milkweed to grow wherever it occurs in uncultivated areas. While milkweed is beneficial to monarch populations, people need to be aware that it is toxic and can be lethal to animals, particularly horses and other equines.
