This lawn weed identification guide includes images, common and scientific names and descriptions to help you with weed ID. The guide is divided into three weed groups – broadleaf lawn weeds, grass weeds, and grass-like weeds – and then into subgroups based on the plant’s life cycle.

You can identify garden weeds by taking into account their structure, appearance, type and leaf size. We’ve also included a few tricks to get rid of them, so read along.

Proper weed identification is the first step to removing them. To identify weeds, look at the type of leaf, flower, and root system. For example, weeds tend to have a thick root, making them difficult to remove, or a creeping fibrous root system that spreads quickly. Weeds spread easily and quickly and take root where you least want them.