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.
Weeds & Invasive Plants
Weeds and invasive plants can out-compete our desired plants, reduce the attractiveness of our landscapes, and even cause physical harm to people and animals. Identifying and understanding the life cycle of weeds can be important in determining the best control methods and protecting our native landscapes.
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Wild Parsnip
Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is an aggressive Eurasian member of the carrot family that grows in sunny areas and tolerates dry to wet soil types. Very invasive, it can overtake roadsides and fields. Contact with this plant can cause severe skin blisters and permanent scarring. Learn how to identify and control this invasive plant in this factsheet.
Common Weed Seedlings of the North Central States
This detailed, illustrated guide will help you identify 54 of the most common problem weed species in the north central region of the United States. It is divided into two main sections: grass and grass-like weeds and broadleaf weeds.
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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.
