"Wane Smooth" wrote in message
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Hi all.My lawn in covered with weeds.Amongst them are a lot of one type
that the goldfinches come to eat regularly.

Could it be teasel. I have lots of those in my wildlife area and the
goldfinches love them particularly when the seed heads appear in the autumn.
There is a picture here
http://www.co.stevens.wa.us/weedboar...weeds/tsl1.jpg

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Barb