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5:29p, 10/2/25

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What is it

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5:35p, 10/2/25

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Slender aster, maybe.

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In reply to FirefightAg • 6:53p, 10/2/25

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FirefightAg said:
What is it

per Chat:

The plant in your hand is Virginia Buttonweed (Diodia virginiana).
Identification Features:

Growth habit: Low-growing, mat-forming perennial weed that spreads aggressively through seeds, rhizomes, and stolons.
Leaves: Opposite, lance-shaped leaves with a slightly rough texture.
Stems: Can root at nodes when they touch the ground.
Flowers (not fully open in your photo): Small, white to lavender, star-shaped blooms usually with four petals.

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7:57p, 10/2/25

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Virginia Buttonweed. Blindside works well on it.

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8:04p, 10/2/25

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Thought we needed Grapesoda...

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9:18p, 10/2/25

That is Roadside Aster. It looks nothing like Virginia Buttonweed right now.

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9:20p, 10/2/25

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Na, that's Maui Wowi

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7:23a, 10/3/25

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10:28p, 10/3/25

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Not weed.

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11:06p, 10/3/25

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It's an Aster. Not Virginia Buttonweed.

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5:24a, 10/4/25

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