Question: I live in Natick, MA and would like to identify some plants that have popped up in our back yard …
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I live in Natick, MA and would like to identify some plants that have popped up in our back yard this summer. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Garden in the Woods. Thanks to their wonderfully helpful staff, I have a patch of native plants and a natural habitat pollinator garden. If these plants are native to our eco-region and if they are beneficial - even if considered weed in a veggie patch - I won't mind having a few of them. Thanks again for your help.
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Dear SuchiKrishna, good afternoon. You have two different plants that you have submitted, so hopefully you will know which comment goes to which plant. The species with prominently lobed leaves is Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed). The taller species with prominently and sometimes irregularly toothed leaves is Erechtites hieraciifolius (American burnweed). Both are native to North America. Best wishes.
