Charlock
Formerly the most troublesome annual weed of arable land, charlock is found throughout the UK.
Common weeds
Identify common weeds
Knowing about a weed’s habit, biology, persistence & spread will help you to keep on top of it. Here is detailed information on more than 100 individual weeds, from dandelion to creeping buttercup, bindweed and ground elder.
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Canadian fleabane
Canadian fleabane is an introduced, annual to biennial weed naturalised on waste ground, waysides and walls.
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Black nightshade
Black nightshade is a native annual found throughout most of England but becoming rarer northwards and local in Wales.
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Black medick
Black medick is a procumbent annual, biennial or short-lived perennial. It is native in grassy places and rough ground.
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Black bindweed
Black bindweed is native in waste places, gardens, and on arable land. It is a troublesome annual weed that twines around and drags down both cereal and root crops.
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Annual mercury
An annual weed, possibly native on cultivated land and waste places. It is also a garden weed and is widespread but local in southern England.