Plant ID wanted

monkey587 · Post by **monkey587** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:03 pm

My yard, usually bare dirt, is covered with this stuff after our recent rains. Anyone know what it is?

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:13 pm

They're plants.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:17 pm

Looks rather parsley like to me. What's it smell like?

monkey587 · Post by **monkey587** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:18 pm

anniemcu wrote:Looks rather parsley like to me. What's it smell like?

Nothing.

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:35 pm

anniemcu wrote:What's it smell like?

That's a rather personal question.

djm

s1m0n · Post by **s1m0n** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:35 pm

Quick! Rip it ALL out before the cops come!

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:21 pm

Possibly Italian parsley?

Please don't eat it to find out.

--James

Coffee · Post by **Coffee** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:05 pm

If it looks like parsley (or cilantro) but doesn't smell like either... I used to know what it is. And while I can't recall the name if it's what I think it is you really don't wanna eat it.

monkey587 · Post by **monkey587** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:08 pm

I don't plan to eat it. I'm just curious... our yard only gets green after heavy rain, and it sure ain't grass.

Coffee · Post by **Coffee** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:14 pm

It's on the tip of my brain, but I can't quite reach it.

Coffee · Post by **Coffee** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:18 pm

What kind of soil conditions are in your area? Clay/silt/sandy? Alkaline acidic or neutral? Moisture? High or low altitude?
hmmm.....

It might be Geranium Robertianum?
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GERO
If it is and you uproot one of them you should be greeted with a malodourous stench.

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:57 am

Can you give us a bit more of an idea of how big it is? Is it hairy or sticky? Does it creep or is your pic of a mass of little seedlings? Any flowers or buds? A lot of plant families have species with leaves like that. Something's telling me poppy family.

Post by **Dale** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:40 am

That's chiffweed.

dwest · Post by **dwest** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:23 am

Almost everything growing in California is weed, so I've been told.

dwest · Post by **dwest** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:32 am

Try looking at the Brassicaceae (Mustard Family). Just thought of this, Erodium moschatum, Geraniaceae (Geranium Family) another great dissected leaf family.