Weed Herbarium – by Family Name
Welcome to the UMass Extension Weed Herbarium! Weeds in the herbarium can be viewed by common name, scientific name, or plant family by using the menu tabs below. Images and notes to aid in identification are revealed by clicking on the weed name. For questions and permission to use photos contact Randy Prostak; rprostak@umext.umass.edu.
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| carpetweed | Mollugo verticillata |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| amaranth spiny | Amaranthus spinosus |
| cottonweed | Froelichia gracilis |
| pigweed livid | Amaranthus lividus |
| pigweed red root | Amaranthus retroflexus |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| poison ivy | Toxicodendron radicans |
| sumac smooth | Rhus glabra |
| sumac staghorn | Rhus typhina |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| alexanders golden | Zizia aurea |
| angelica purplestem | Angelica atropurpurea |
| aniseroot | Osmorhiza longistilis |
| carrot wild | Daucus carota |
| cicely sweet | Osmorhiza claytoni |
| cow parsnip | Heracleum lanatum |
| goutweed bishops | Aegopodium podagraria |
| parsnip wild | Pastinaca sativa |
| water hemlock spotted | Cicuta maculata |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| dogbane hemp | Apocynum cannabinum |
| dogbane spreading | Apocynum androsaemifolium |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| skunk cabbage common | Symplocarpus foetidus |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| devil's walkingstick | Aralia spinosa |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| milkweed common | Asclepias syriaca |
| milkweed swamp | Asclepias incarnata |
| swallowwort black | Cynanchum nigrum |
| swallowwort pale | Cynanchum rossicum |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| aster white wood | Aster divaricatus |
| aster whorled | Oclemena acuminata |
| beggarticks | Bidens frondosa |
| black-eyed susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum |
| burdock common | Arctium minus |
| burdock great | Arctium lappa |
| butterburdock | Petasites hybridus |
| cat's ear | Hypochaeris radicata |
| chicory | Cichorium intybus |
| cocklebur | Xanthium strumarium |
| coltsfoot | Tussilago farfara |
| cup plant | Silphium perfoliatum |
| daisy english | Bellis perennis |
| daisy oxeye | Chrysanthemum leucanthemum |
| dandelion | Taraxacum officinale |
| dandelion fall | Leontodon autumnalis |
| dogfennel | Eupatorium capillifolium |
| fleabane | Erigeron pulchellus |
| fleabane annual | Erigeron annuus |
| galinsoga hairy | Galinsoga ciliata |
| goldenrod Canada | Solidago canadensis |
| goldenrod narrowleaf | Solidago graminifolia |
| goldenrod seashore | Solidago sempervirens |
| groundsel common | Senecio vulgaris |