what is this weed

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Mike(NEOhio)

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Newbury, Ohio

• Jan 1, 2022

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Small clumps in my hay. It's a dark green pointed stem and has an oval cross section and pithy inside. No leaves, just the stalk.

 

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300jk

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• Jan 1, 2022

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Im not sure but we have it here also. Seems to grow in the wetter areas.

 

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rrman61

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• Jan 1, 2022

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If its the same thing that grows down south yes it grows in wetter areas.if you put a lighter or use a weed burner on it,it will burst into flames it forms some kind of flammable gas in the tubular stem/lower part of the plant and no Im not kidding

 

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Mike(NEOhio)

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Newbury, Ohio

• Jan 1, 2022

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I'll have to try that.

 

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Bob Bancroft

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Aurora NY

• Jan 1, 2022

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Apparently you get no oniony smell when you break it open? So it's not onion/chives/garlic?

 

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Mike(NEOhio)

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Newbury, Ohio

• Jan 1, 2022

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No smell to it.

 

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Jerry/MT

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• Jan 1, 2022

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Tussock. I think it is also called nut sedge. It grows in damp spots.

 

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Mike(NEOhio)

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Newbury, Ohio

• Jan 1, 2022

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I have some yellow nutsedge in the fields, not the same.

 

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Mike(NEOhio)

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Newbury, Ohio

• Jan 1, 2022

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I tried some of the online identifiers but no help there.

 

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ArleninOr

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• Jan 1, 2022

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Looks like some sort of Sedge grass.

 

Larry EC-OH

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• Jan 1, 2022

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If it has a triangular stem it is sedge.

 

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Steve@Advance

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• Jan 1, 2022

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Was there ever a house there? Almost looks like daffodils.

 

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jhwis

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• Jan 1, 2022

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We call it swamp grass.

 

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4xMF

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Location

Denmark

• Jan 1, 2022

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If it has a white foamy marrow inside the stems it is a plant whichs latin name is juncus effuses. I dont know the English name for it. In the old days it was used as a wick in wax candles.

 

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MJMJ

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• Jan 1, 2022

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I think 4xMF is right. I have it here too in certain hay fields, mostly wet ones.

 

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Bob Bancroft

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Aurora NY

• Jan 1, 2022

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Search comes up with 'soft rush'

 

Loosehandle

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Wisconsin

• Jan 1, 2022

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Don't forget to take a video for us

 

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Mike(NEOhio)

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Location

Newbury, Ohio

• Jan 1, 2022

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4xMF, you got it. I searched on the name and it seems to be sold by nurseries for ornamentals. Can grow two to four feet high although I've never seen it more than a foot tall, but then it's in the hay so easily hidden. That stuff has been puzzling me for a long time.

 

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Bret4207

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• Jan 2, 2022

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(quoted from post at 15:30:28 01/01/22) Tussock. I think it is also called nut sedge. It grows in damp spots.

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That's what it looks like to me. We get it in wet spots, kills off pretty easy.

 

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Weldon K

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• Jan 2, 2022

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It is a rush species. It could be Soft Rush, see provided link attached.

There is a species of rush that grows here, mainly seen in areas of traffic and compacted soils, it is Path Rush. https://www.everwilde.com/store/Juncus-tenuis-Seed.html It is small in stature compared to other rush species.
Soft rush

 

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4xMF

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Location

Denmark

• Jan 2, 2022

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It grows in any swampy spot in the meadows over here. Only hay cutting or bush hogging twice a year will keep it from taking over from the grass. The cattle won't eat it on pasture but they seem to tolerate some when it is in the hay.