Plant and Tree Identification: Is this a weed?

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Author Content patp Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) May 21, 2008 9:19 AM Post #4982672 My husband says this is a weed but I've never seen a weed like this. It came up during the winter in a pot that was in the greenhouse. Click the image for an enlarged view. patp Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) May 21, 2008 9:21 AM Post #4982684 This picture was taken looking down from the top. Click the image for an enlarged view. patp Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) May 21, 2008 9:22 AM Post #4982695 This is the base of the plant. Click the image for an enlarged view. Lily_love Central, AL (Zone 7b) May 21, 2008 9:27 AM Post #4982716 Could that be some type of rudbeckias? (Daysies?). patp Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) May 22, 2008 9:38 AM Post #4987627 Thanks for responding, Lily_love. Hmmm, perhaps it is Rudbeckia. I couldn't find a good picture of Rudbeckia foliage on the Internet to make a comparison. I'll know if flowers are produced, but there's no sign of a flower head at this point. The leaves are very soft and now I see very fine hair-like growth on the under surface of the leaves and stalk. Click the image for an enlarged view. Lily_love Central, AL (Zone 7b) May 22, 2008 10:45 AM Post #4987918 I've several rudbeckias in the garden, I'll see if I can take some close up pictures for comparision this afternoon. plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC (Zone 7b) May 22, 2008 1:45 PM Post #4988653 I'm not advocating that you toss it just yet, but it does look an awful lot like Conyza candensis (Horseweed) [HYPERLINK@agri.astate.edu] [HYPERLINK@www.weedbiology.uckac.edu] I don't think it's a Rudbeckia but I'm not 100% sure. robcorreia San Diego, CA (Zone 10b) May 22, 2008 2:12 PM Post #4988784 If the leaves are fuzzy it's possible it's not horseweed. Horseeweed is not fuzzy to the touch.

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