Compacted Soils
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua)
Common chickweed (Stellaria media)
Goosegrass (Eleusine indica)
Knotweed (Polygonum aviculare)
Mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum)
Prostrate spurge (Euphorbia supina)
Dry, Infertile Soils
Black medic (Medicago lupulina)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Dry Soil
Black medic (Medicago lupulina)
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Bindweed (Convolvulus spp.)
Kochia (Kochia scoparia)
Stink grass (Eragrostis cilianensis)
Formerly Agricultural/Farmland
Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crusgalli)
Bindweed (Convolvulus spp.)
Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)
Foxtail (Setaria spp.)
Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens)
Smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis)
Low Mowing Height
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua)
Crabgrasses (Digitaria spp.)
Yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)
White clover (Trifolium repens)
Moist, Fertile Soils
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua)
Curled dock (Rumex crispus)
Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)
Yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)
Moist, Infertile (Low N) Soils
Black medic (Medicago lupulina)
Plantains (Plantago spp.)
White clover (Trifolium repens)
Moist or Poorly Drained Soils
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua)
Bent grasses (Agrostis spp.)
Common chickweed (Stellaria media)
Crabgrasses (Digitaria spp.)
Goosegrass (Eleusine indica)
Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
Mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum)
Violets (Viola spp.)
Yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus)
New Seedings (Fall)
Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)
Storksbill (Erodium cicutariuim)
Shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
Annual mustards (many)
New Seedings (Spring/Summer)
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua)
Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crusgalli)
Crabgrass (Digitaria spp.)
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
Foxtail (Setaria spp.)
Old Lawns (25-30+ years)
Bent grasses, redtop (Agrostis spp.)
Orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata)
Shady Lawns
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua)
Common chickweed (Stellaria media)
Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
Mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum)
Nimblewill (Muhlenbergia shreberi)
Violets (Viola spp.)
This publication, reference GardenNotes #353, is developed as part of the Colorado State University Extension Master Gardener Program.