Here you will find 35 weeds with red stems along with their images and names. In addition, you will learn how to identify them with tools and pictures.
The first step in controlling weeds in your garden is you identify them to create the best strategy to get rid of them.
This article contains a comprehensive list of names and images of weeds with red stems. It will cover both broadleaf weeds with red stems such as Lamb’s-Quarter, Plantain, Dayflower, ragweed, Dock Rumex obtusifolius, Shiny Geranium, No sting nettle, etc., and grass weeds with red stems.
To make their identification easy for you, I grouped them into several categories based on the color or shape of leaves, flowers, etc. Finally, I will talk with you about plant identifiers and you will learn how to work with them. keep reading.
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In this part, you will find a comprehensive list of names of broad-leaf red-stem weeds that you may spot in your garden, yard, or during a walk in lawns and pastures.
Dandelion
Common wood sorrel: It is a red-stem plant with colourful flowers.
Crabgrass
Bindweed:
Nutsedge
Creeping Charlie
Lamb’s-Quarter
Plantain
Dayflower
Purslane
Smartweed: It is a red-stem plant with red flowers.
Pigweed
Japanese Knotweed: It is a red-stem plant with clusters of white flowers.
Pokeweed
Poison Ivy
Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Henbit
No sting nettle
Prostrate Spurge
Chickweed: It is a red-stem plant with small white flowers.
Ragweed
Shiny Geranium
Powderpuff weed
Giant Hogweed
Herb Robert (stinking Bob)
Stinking mayweed (stinking chamomile)
Wineberry
Redstem spring beauty (Erubescent miner’s lettuce)
No Sting Nettle
Redstem filaree
In this part, you will find a comprehensive collection of red-stem weeds with their names and image. you will find them in several groups based on the shape and colors of leaves and flowers.
Below, you can see five grassy weeds with red stems. They can be aggressive weeds in lawns and gardens. Please read “23 Grass with Red Stem” to find out more grass with red stems.
Meadow ryegrass
Witchgrass
Buffalograss
Red fescue grass
Ravenna grass
Here you will find the names and images of lawn and garden red-stem weeds that have green leaves. They are variegated in shape and size. Scroll through them and try to find your intended weed.
Wineberry
Wineberry is a weed with a red stem and three-sectioned green leaves.
Redstem spring beauty (Erubescent miner’s lettuce)
Miners lettuce is a brownish-green weed with red stems.
Spotted Spurge or Prostrate Spurge
Prostrate Spurge is a carpet-like weed with red stems and small green leaves. Some varieties have red stems with green pointed leaves. Because of its form of growing on the ground, It is also known as a circular weed with red stem soft leaves.
Red-Stem Knotweed
Red-Stem Knotweed is a climbing weed with red stems and green oak-shaped leaves and pink flowers.
No Sting Nettle
is a climbing weed with red stems and green broad oak-shaped leaves and clusters of tiny white to green flowers.
Redstem filaree
Redstem filaree is a low-lying weed with red stems and green leaves.
Red root Pigweed
Pigweed has red stems and round to oval-shaped green leaves that are red to purple on the underside.
Creeping Charlie
Creeping Charlie is a weed with red stems and round green leaves with purple flowers.
Pokeweed
Pokeweed is a tall weed with a red stem and broad green leaves with seed clusters that will turn into black berries.
Drimys lanceolata
Drimys lanceolata is a weed with red stems and slender leaves.
Powderpuff weed
Powderpuff weed is a weed with red stems and slender leaves groundcover and pink flowers.
Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed is a tall fast-growing weed with a red stem and small green flowers. The green leaves of this large weed are star-shaped. In some varieties, its red stem is hairy.
Here, you can three weeds with red foliage (stem and leaves). Some of them are green when they are younger and turn red in mature stages.
Slender Pigweed
Slender Pigweed is a wild weed with red stems and leaves
Redstem spring beauty (Erubescent miner’s lettuce)
Redstem Miners’ lettuce is a weed with red stems and red leaves.
Castor Bean has broad maroon to red leaves with res stem
In this part, you can spot the names and images of three weeds with red stems and spikes.
Sow-Thistle (Prickly): Although we consider this plant a weed with a red stem, but Sow-Thistle has a lot of benefits. in the following a video about the benefits of Sow-Thistle.
It is a thorn with a red stem broad prickly green leaves and yellow flowers.
Dwarf Stinging Nettle
Dwarf Stinging Nettle has prickly leaves and red stems with clusters of tiny white to pink flowers.
Wild Blackberry
Wild Blackberry can consider as a weed that has red stems with thorns, broad green leaves, and white flowers that turn into black berries.
Here you can see 4 red-stem weeds with white flowers.
Pokeweed
Pokeweed is a weed with red stems and tiny white flowers and red berries.
Wild Blackberry
Wild Blackberry is also a weed plant with red stems and tiny white flowers that will turn into red berries
Prostrate Spurge
Prostrate Spurge is a creeping weed with red stems, small green leaves, and tiny white flowers.
Chickweed
Chickweed is also another creeping weed with red stems and tiny white flowers. It also has small green leaves.
Smartweed
Prostrate Spurge
Dwarf Stinging Nettle
Shiny Geranium
Here, three purple flower weeds with red stems are shown to you.
Creeping Charlie
Henbit
Redstem filaree
Here, you can see the images of two weeds with red foliage (stem, leaves, and flowers)
Castor Bean
It is a tall weed with red stems, maroon to red leaves, and red ball-like flowers.
Redstem spring beauty (Erubescent miner’s lettuce)
It is a tall weed with red stems, leaves, and flowers.
In the following, you can find the names and images of two common red-stem weeds with shallow roots.
Chickweed
Redstem spring beauty (Erubescent miner’s lettuce)
Redroot Pigweed
Redroot Pigweed is a broadleaf weed with a red stem and red root.
If you spot a creeping weed with red stems, in the following you can see a list of the most common of them.
Creeping Charlie
Dayflower
Purslane
Chickweed: is a somewhat succulent with red stems and white flowers.
Some weeds have a bad smell, here, you can see the name and image of two common red-stem weeds with stinks.
Herb Robert (stinking Bob)
It is a broadleaf weed with red stems and green leaves that produce pink to purple flowers and stink.
Stinking mayweed (stinking chamomile)
This weed has an upright green stem that turns red with age. Its flowers are white with a yellow center. this plant has an unagreeable smell.
Although mosses are different from weeds, Irish moss is considered a weed. In the following, you can see its images with its other common names and scientific names.
Irish moss
Other common names: carrageen, species of red algae
Weeds are plants that grow in an unwanted area. They can be broad-leaf weeds or grass weeds. In the above, I provided you with a list of weeds with red stems. Here, I want to show you an easier way: getting help from plant identification tools.
There are several plant identification tools and the “House plant identifier” is one of the best. It is a free online tool with a huge collection of plant species images. By getting help from its advanced algorithms and working with learning machines and artificial intelligence, it can identify plants with high accuracy.
When you see a plant (for example a tree, ornamental, flower, wild plant, or houseplant), you must enter the website of “House plant identifier”, take an online picture of your intended plant, and click on the start button.
It only takes 2 seconds for that “House plant identifier” to tell you the name of your intended plant. It also can detect plant diseases.
Hence, if didn’t find your intended weed with the red stem in the above list. Don’t worry. Search the “House plant identifier” on Google and enjoy it.
Now, you have a comprehensive list of weeds with red stems. Did you find your intended weed among the? What was its name? Can you add new weeds to our list? Do you think that using plant identifiers is easier than other ways? Please share your experience with us below this page.
Hi, I’m Elaheh. My Academic major is plant protection, and houseplants are my expertise. As a houseplant lover, my house is full of indoor plants and it is my passion to take care of them. Hence, I’m here to share my knowledge and experience about growing healthy houseplants. I am also a plant protection advisor, so feel free to ask me any questions you may have.