Creeping Mallow

Creeping mallow is a low growing annual weed which spreads and roots where it touches the ground.

Stonecrop Sedum

Stonecrop is a common weed in dry sandy waste areas, flowerbeds, paths and sometimes in lawns.

Dichondra

Dichondra (also known as kidney weed or Mercury Bay) is a low-growing mat forming plants that often invades gras...

Polygonum

Polygonum (Dock family) is a genus of many weeds including knotweed, willow weed, wireweed, sheep's sorrel, dock...

Starweed

Starweed is a weed of the plantain family. It is common in waste places and lawns.

Hieracium Hawkweed

Hieracium Hawkweed is a common clump forming weed found in lawns, flowerbeds and waste places.

Ground Ivy

Ground ivy is a member of the mint family. It is a common weed of lawns, flowerbeds and waste places.

Storksbill

Storkbill is a common rosette weed in lawns, flowerbeds, waste areas and paths.

Hawkbit

Hawkbit, and similar species catsear, dandelion, hawksbeard and oxtongue, are common weeds of New Zealand garden...

Buck's Horn Plantain

Buck's Horn Plantain is a common weed throughout New Zealand. Found in sandy, muddy and rocky locations near the...

Catsear

Catsear and similar species hawksbeard, dandelion, hawkbit and oxtongue, are common weeds of New Zealand gardens...

Sow Thistle

Sow thistle, and similar species hawksbeard, catsear, dandelion, hawkbit and oxtongue, are common weeds of New Z...

Cape Weed

Cape Weed and similar species catsear, hawksbeard, dandelion, hawkbit and oxtongue, are common weeds of New Zeal...

Wall Rocket

Wall rocket and similar species catsear, hawksbeard, dandelion, hawkbit and oxtongue, are common weeds of New Ze...

Twin Cress

Twin Cress and similar species catsear, hawksbeard, dandelion, hawkbit and oxtongue, are common weeds of New Zea...

Parsley Piert

Parsley piert is a winter growing annual weed of waste places and lawns.

Pratia

Pratia (Lobelia) are a genus of small leaved,evergreen, low growing perennials often found as weeds in lawns and...

Broadleaf Weeds

Broadleaf weeds are weeds with leaves that have branched veins.

Dock

Dock is a common broadleaf weed often found in lawns and in flowerbeds.

Oxtongue

Oxtongue and similar species catsear, hawksbeard, dandelion, hawkbit and oxtongue, are common weeds of New Zeala...

Parsley Dropwort

Parsley dropwort is a weed which causes problems where it grows. At present, it grows mainly only in Northland a...

Hydrocotyle

Hydrocotyle is a creeping weed commonly found in lawns throughout New Zealand.

Dandelion

Dandelion is a common weed with a large yellow flower often found in lawns.

Onehunga Weed

Onehunga (also known as prickle weed and bindii) is a prickly-seeded weed often found in lawns.

Daisies

Daisies are common broadleaf weed in lawns, flowerbeds and pathways.

Hawksbeard

Hawksbeard, and similar species catsear, dandelion, hawkbit and oxtongue, are common weeds of New Zealand garden...

Plantain

Plantains are common weeds found in lawns and waste areas. They have a low growing rosette of leaves and tall st...

Spurrey

Spurrey and sand spurrey are common weeds of gardens and waste places, particularly in sandy locations.

Clover

Clovers are very common creeping weeds found in lawns and garden beds.

Speedwell

Speedwells are common garden and waste area annual weeds.

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Birdsfoot trefoils are common weeds in lawns and other parts of the garden.

Redroot Pigweed Amaranth

Redroot is a common weed in gardens, roadsides, agriculture and waste areas. Also known as Pigweed or Amaranth.

Geranium Weed

Weeds of the Geranium family include storksbill, cut-leaved geranium, herb robert and others. They are common we...

Suckling Clover

Suckling clover is a common weed in lawns, flowerbeds and other places in the garden.

Spurge

Spurges are members of the Euhorbia family and are common weeds in gardens. Some of these are in the top ten of ...

Onion Weed

Onion weed or wild garlic is a weed of flower beds and pathways. It forms large clumps of plants which will spre...

Chickweed

Chickweeds are fast growing annual weeds, usually light green, soft, low growing and trailing. Chickweed is very...

Wild Garlic

Wild garlic or onion weed is a weed of flower beds and pathways. It forms large clumps of plants which will spre...

Buttercup

Buttercups are common weeds in damp areas of lawns and pastures.

Sorrel

Sorrel is a low growing rosette like weed that sends up shoots with flowers heads of green that turn yellow and ...

Thistle

Thistles are prickly leaved weeds that will grow in lawns and waste areas of gardens.

Wild Mint

Weeds of the mint family are scented, low growing, sprawling plants that include aluminium plant, pennyroyal, le...

Mallow

Mallows are common weeds of waste areas and untended gardens. They vary from small weeds of lawns to tall plants...

Groundsel

Groundsel is a very common garden weed. It is short lived but will grow, flower and seed within a few weeks of g...

Yarrow

Yarrow is a common weed of pastures, roadsides, gardens and waste places. It has feathery much brached leaves an...

Soldier's Button

Soldier's Button is a common weed in lawns. It is often mistaken for Onehunga prickle weed but it does not have ...

Carrot Weed

Carrot weed and parsley dropwort are common weeds in waste places, roadsides and lawns.

Selfheal

Selfheal is one of the more difficult weeds to control in lawns.

Medick

Medick is a group of weeds including Black Medick, Bur Medick and Spotted Bur Medick. These are common weeds in ...

Fathen

Fathen (or fat hen) is a common weed in gardens, roadsides, agriculture and waste areas. Fathen is toxic to both...