Ivydene Gardens Offbeat Glossary: WXYZ

TERM

DEFINITION

Weeds

Weeds may indicate the type of soil:-

ACID SOIL

CRUST FORMATION AND HARDPAN

Dock,
Sorrel,
Horsetail,
Hawkweed,
Knapweed,

 

Penny cress,
Morning glory,
Horse nettle,
Field mustard,
Camomile,
Quack grass,
Pineapple weed

CULTIVATED LAND

SANDY SOIL

Chickweed,
Buttercup,
Lamb's quarters,
Plantain,
Nettle,
Prostrate knotweed,
Prickly lettuce,
Field speedwell,
Common horehound,
Celandine,
Mallow,
Rough pigweed,
Carpetweed

Arrow leaved wild lettuce,
Yellow toad flax,
Ononis,
Partridge pea,
Broom bush,
Flowered aster,
Goldenrod

ALKALINE SOIL

Sagebrush,

Woody aster,

Field peppergrass,

Hare's ear mustard,

Wormseed,

Canada blue grass,

Cornelian cherry,

Penny cress,

Barnaby's thistle,

Mountain bluet,

Yellow camomile,

Field madder