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Photo of Chinese yam showing leaves and bulbils

Chinese Yam

Dioscorea oppositifolia (sometimes called D. batatas)

Invasive

Rope dodder stems

Dodders

Cuscuta spp.

Photo of a giant ragweed plant.

Giant Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Photo of several big bluestem seed heads against a blue sky.

Grasses

All true grasses (species in the grass family).

Photo of Johnson grass flower clusters

Johnson Grass

Sorghum halepense

Invasive

Photo of whorled milkweed flowers.

Milkweeds

Subfamily Asclepiadoideae

Photo of pale Indian plantain flower clusters.

Pale Indian Plantain

Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (also Cacalia atriplicifolia)

Photo of pokeweed plant with dangling stalks of ripe and unripe berries.

Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Poisonous

Photo of several reed canary grass plants with flowering heads

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Invasive

Photo of eastern woodland sedge plant growing among leaf litter.

Sedges

Carex, Schoenoplectus, Scirpus, and other genera

Photo of tall fescue plants

Tall Fescue

Festuca arundinacea

Invasive

Photo of white avens flower and upper stem leaves.

White Avens (Red Root)

Geum canadense

Photo of white snakeroot leaves and flowers

White Snakeroot

Ageratina altissima (formerly Eupatorium rugosum)

Poisonous

Photo of wood nettle leaves at top of plant.

Wood Nettle (Stinging Nettle)

Laportea canadensis

Edible