Purple triangular leaves...is this a weed?

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  1. Tina

    Tina Young Pine

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    Some of the leaves are purle. I found a couple of this in my yard today. are these weeds?


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  3. Bodhi

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    I am definitely not the one to ask on this, but leaves look like related to dandelion. It's Sunday, but someone will wander in and figure this one out ;)
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I agree with Nichole that it does resemble the toothed leaves of a dandelion. I'd be inclined to get rid of it.
     
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I'm not sure, but those don't look like any Dandelion leaves I have seen in my yard and I have never seen purple ones. It may be a relative though.

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  6. Bodhi

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    Lol, I keep google imaging keywords like 'purple toothed weed, weed, weeds,' etc....all I keep getting images of are various pictures of pot plants!!! :oops:
     
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    Oh Daisybeans that looks like a winner!.
     
  9. Tina

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    I have a LOT of dandelions too and these dont look like them. These does look like the Salvia Lyrata.
    Thanks all!
     
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    That's quite attractive. Glad it did not turn out to be a 'weed.' Are you going to cultivate it then?
     
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    Well, I am not good with IDing, but that looks like a weed to me. If that were to grow in my path, I'd pull it out!
    Than again, dandelions are weeds to me too.. and I dread the view of yellow blooms... knowing they'd be followed by lots and lots of parachutes (seeds).
    Sometimes I make it my business to just chop the yellow blooms if I don't have time to pluck the entire plant...

    I am getting off-track. Anyway. A WEED - TO ME :)
     

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