"TQuinn" wrote
in message
...
At least, I think they're weeds. I didn't plant them, I
know that much.

This one is growing through my hosta, and pretty much
wherever else it
wants to:

http://home.earthlink.net/~bellyrunn...s/Mvc-107f.jpg

looks like tradescantia. it's a pain to get rid of. i've been
working on mine for 5 years.

This one I'm worried about because someone once told me it
was hemlock:

http://home.earthlink.net/~bellyrunn...s/MVC-097F.JPG
http://home.earthlink.net/~bellyrunn...s/MVC-098F.JPG

it's definately not water hemlock *or* eastern hemlock (which
is a tree g)
it could be white snakeroot. cows eating white snakeroot can
give toxic (potentially fatal) milk.

This next one is a very large, stalky plant growing in my
yard, there were several, but I only let this one grow to
full height to see what it would
do,
and this bloomed last week:
http://home.earthlink.net/~bellyrunn...s/MVC-104F.JPG

that looks like it might be heath aster. 3' tall, bushy,
colony forming. flowers about 1/2". leaves linear, hairy,
stiff. blooms Aug-Oct

The final one is growing wherever there's shade. It gets
pretty tall, but
the
roots are shallow enough that I don't mind pulling it
where it doesn't
belong.
http://home.earthlink.net/~bellyrunn...s/MVC-106F.JPG

i think that's copperweed. it's a PITA to get rid of, despite
being an annual.

Most of all, I really just want to know if any of these
are toxic, as I
have a
dog that grazes in the yard and she comes before plants.


most dogs just nibble grasses, in my experience. i'd try to
keep him away from the snakeroot though. the others aren't
toxic. my goats eat the copperweed when it's young, but ignore
it when it gets older. i really hate copperweed!
lee