Weed Identification in Arkansas 

This list reflects common weeds observed in both container and field nurseries in Arkansas.  - Dr. John Boyd and Dr. Jim Robbins.

Weed Identification Listing

Common Name	Scientific Name	Weed Type	Life Cycle
Bermudagrass	Cynodon dactylon	Grass	Summer perennial
Bittercress, Hairy	Cardamine hirsute	Broadleaf	Winter annual
Bluegrass, Annual	Poa  annua	Grass	Winter annual
Buttercup, Small Flowered	Ranunculus	Broadleaf	Winter Annual
Carpetweed	Mollugo verticillata	Broadleaf	Summer annual
Chamberbitter	Phyllanthus urinaria	Broadleaf	Summer Annual
Chickweed, Common	Stellaria media	Broadleaf	Winter annual
Clover, White	Trifolium repens	Broadleaf	Winter perennial
Crabgrass	Digitaria sp.	Grass	Summer annual
Cudweed, Purple	Gnaphalium purpureum	Broadleaf	Winter annual
Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	Broadleaf	Winter perennial
Eclipta	Eclipta prostrata	Broadleaf	Summer annual
Field Madder	Sherardia arvensis	Broadleaf	Winter annual
Garlic, Wild	Allium vineale	Monocot	Winter perennial
Geranium, Carolina	Geranium carolinianum	Broadleaf	Winter annual
Goosegrass	Eleusine indica	Grass	Summer annual
Henbit	Lamium amplexicaule	Broadleaf	Winter  annual
Marestail	Conyza canadensis	Broadleaf	Summer annual
Mulberry Weed	Fatoua villosa	Broadleaf
Nutsedge, Purple	Cyperus rotundus	Monocot	Summer perennial
Nutsedge, Yellow	Cyperus esculentus	Monocot	Summer perennial
Pigweed, Smooth or Common	Amaranthus hybridus	Broadleaf	Summer annual
Primrose, Cutleaf Evening	Oenothera laciniata	Broadleaf	Winter annual
Sedges, Annual/Rice Flatsedge	Cyperus sp.	Monocot	Summer annual
Shepherd's Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	Broadleaf	Winter annual
Sorrel, Red	Rumex acetosella	Broadleaf	Summer perennial
Sorrel, Wood	Oxalis europaea	Broadleaf	Summer perennial
Speedwell, Corn	Veronica arvensis	Broadleaf	Winter annual
Spurge, Spotted	Chamaesyce maculata	Broadleaf	Summer annual
Spurge, Prostrate	Chamaesyce humistrata	Broadleaf	Summer annual
Virginia Pepperweed	Lepidium virginicum	Broadleaf	Summer annual