Winter Annual Weeds (part 2)

Annual winter weeds germinate in the fall and winter and grow actively in spring. After they flower in spring they die and disappear for the summer only to return in fall or winter when new seeds germinate.

👉Cheatgrass
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is a winter annual that has a fine feathery appearance, with slender light-green stems drooping at the tips where the seeds form. It grows on rangelands, pastures, prairies, fields, eroded sites and roadsides.At maturity the sharp-pointed bristly sections can injure wildlife species by working into the nose, ears, mouth, or eyes. Spikelets can also cling to clothing.
👉Rabbitfoot Clover
Rabbitfoot clover (Trifolium arvense) is in the pea family. This winter weed has a multi-branched growth habit and is 4–16 inches tall. Flowers are small and pink to purple in color. They are clustered in grayish soft and silky cylinder-shaped heads. Rabbitfoot clover contributes nitrogen to the soil, as do other clovers, but it grows in unimproved sandy soils in semi-arid grasslands.
👉Bedstraw
Bedstraw (Galium aparine) is a winter annual with square stems and short, downward pointing hooks on the stem corners. Bedstraw is found in moist shady areas, thickets, valleys, roadsides, waste ground, under trees, and clearings. The hooked spines of the stems, leaves and seeds cling to just about everything and are difficult to remove.
👉Shepherd’s Purse and other mustards
Shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) is a winter annual with erect stems that grow 3 to 18 inches tall from a basal rosette quite similar to that of a dandelion. It does best in sunny, rich, disturbed soil, but it will also grow in partly shaded, extremely poor soils.. It can be found in flowerbeds, lawns, sidewalk cracks and along the edges of sidewalks and paths.
Those are some of the grasses that you may encounter in the winter in your yard.