Weeds (Maine Cranberries) - List of Maine Cranberry Weeds
Weeds Found on Maine Cranberry Beds
- This list does not constitute all weeds that could grow in a cranberry bed in Maine, but merely those that have been found and identified in Maine thus far.
- If you don’t know the name of the weed in question but you know what it looks like, you might find it on our Maine Cranberry Weed Photos page.
- For the latest cranberry weed control recommendations, consult the Maine Cranberry Pest Management Guide.
| Barnyard Grass | Maple Trees (Saplings) |
| Beggarstick or Pitchfork | Meadowsweet |
| Birch Trees (Saplings) | Narrow-leaved or Lance-leaved Goldenrod |
| Birdsfoot Trefoil | New York Aster |
| Bluets or Quaker Ladies | Pitchfork or Beggarstick |
| Carpetweed* | Prostrate Spurge |
| Clover: Hop Clover* and White Clover* | PURPLE VETCH or COW PEA |
| Common Cinquefoil | Sandspurry / Red Sandspurry* |
| Creeping Yellow Cress | Small-Flowered White Aster |
| Cudweed* | Smartweed or Ladysthumb |
| Dandelion | Swamp Candles or Yellow Loosestrife* |
| Dodder (quite rare) | Thyme-leaved Speedwell* |
| Dwarf St. Johnswort | Vetch (Purple Vetch or Cow Pea) |
| Fireweed | Water Purslane |
| Groundnut or Wild Bean | White Clover* |
| Hair-cap Moss | White Violet or Lance-leaved Violet |
| Hairy Willowweed | Wild Bean or Groundnut |
| Hawkweed | Witchgrass |
| Horsetail or Mare’s Tail* | Yellow Loosestrife or Swamp Candles* |
| Ladysthumb or Smartweed* | Yellow Wood Sorrel |
| * = Particularly prevalent and/or problematic on Maine commercial cranberry beds. | |
| Last addition of a specimen to this list: Feb. 18, 2010 | |
Cranberry questions? Contact Charles Armstrong, Cranberry Professional. University of Maine Cooperative Extension || Pest Management Office || 491 College Avenue || Orono, ME 04473-1295 || Tel: 207.581.2967 [email: charles.armstrong@maine.edu]