Weed identification

[Old560]

Any idea what this weed is? Both pictures of the same weed first picture is a young Second picture is older.

Any idea what this weed as well as pictures of the same weed.

 

[Oliver550Dave]

Looks like a form of thistle of some variety. I think my dad would have called it Canadian thistle, but not sure if that is correct. Purple flower; full of sharp points on the leaves of the plant - use some heavy gloves if you handle it by hand! Dug up almost a pickup bed load one time in the barnyard of a pasture that I was allowed to use - use gloves, a mattock, and pitchfork to deal with the stuff! I think birds scatter the seeds.

 

[Sparky720]

Wife has an app that identifies plants on her phone and it calls it a Hedge Mustard. Also calls it Jim Hill Mustard, and London Rocket Mustard.all members of the same Genus.
Thats a neat little app on the phone

 

[Richard G.]

I agree with Thistle.
Seeds spread by the wind.

 

[caterpillar guy]

Hard to tell for sure. Looks like Mustard or Yellow rocket to me. both a pain .

 

[MJMJ]

I think hedge mustard is right. It has a thistle look when young, but no thistles.

 

[Old560]

Thanks for the replies I googled hedge mustard and thats it.

 

[GordoSD]

I did a google search for weed id apps and came up with a few But I couldn't find any freebies Can you point me in that direction?

 

[gomi_otaku]

I use the SEEK app. It works on plants, animals, insects, mushrooms....it's powered by INaturalist's database. I love it.

 

[lnk]

Looks like milk thistle. Supposed to be good for liver cleansing. We give it to one of our goats that is anemic. Will bloom a purple flower like a ball.