A: Bibliography

Books

Allan, Mea. Weeds: The Unbidden Guests in our Garden. New York: Viking Press, 1978.

Anderson, Wood Powell. Perennial Weeds: Characteristics and Identification of Selected Herbaceous Species. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1999.

Barkley, T.M. Field Guide to the Common Weeds of Kansas. Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1983.

Ball, Jeff and Liz. Rodale’s Landscape Problem Solver: A Plant-by-Plant Guide. Emmaus, PA.: Rodale Press, 1989.

Baumgardt, John Philip. How to Identify Flowering Plant Families: A Practical Guide for Horticulturists and Plant Lovers. Portland, OR.: Timber Press, Ninth Printing, 20035

Blackwell, Elizabeth. A Curious Herbal. London: J. Nourse, 1737.

Bouchard, Claude J. & Neron, Romain. Identification Guide to the Weeds of Quebec. Quebec: Conseil des Productions Vegetales du Quebec, 1999.5

Britton, N. L. & Brown, H.A. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern U.S. and Canada. New York: Dover, 1913.5

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Randall, John M., Marinelli, Janet, et. al. Invasive Plants: Weeds of the Global Garden. New York: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Publications, 1996.5

Campbell, Stu. Let It Rot! The Gardener’s Guide to Composting, Third Edition. Pownal, VT.: Storey Books, 1998.5

Campbell, Stu. Mulch It! A Practical Guide to Using Mulch in the Garden and Landscape. Pownal, VT.: Storey Communications, Inc., 2001

Christopher, Thomas A., Hoffman, Alexandra, et. al., editors. Magic and Medicine of Plants. New York: Reader’s Digest, 1992.

Cocannouer, J. A. Weeds: Guardians of the Soil. Old Greenwich, CT.: Devin-Adair Co., 1980.5

Crocket, Lawrence J. Wildly Successful Plants. New York: Collier Books, 1977.

Crocket, Lawrence J. The Field Guide to Weeds: Based on Wildly Successful Plants. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 2003.5

Del Tredici, Peter. Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast: a field guide. Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing division of Cornell University Press, 2010.5

DiTomaso, Joseph M., Healy, Evelyn A. Weeds of California and other Western States. California: University of California, 2007.5

Duke, James A. Handbook of Edible Weeds. Boca Raton, FL.: CRS Press, 2001.5

Duke, James A. The Green Pharmacy. Emmaus, PA.: Rodale Press, 1997.

Eastman, J. The Book of Field and Roadside: Open-Country Weeds, Trees & Wildflowers of Eastern North America. Mechanicsburg, PA.: Stackpole Books, 2003.5

Elpel, Thomas J. Botany in a Day: Thomas J. Elpel’s Herbal Field Guide to Plant Families, 4th Edition. Pony, MT.: Hops Press, 2001.

Fogg, John M., Jr. Weeds of Lawn and Garden. Philadelphia, PA.: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1956.5

Frankton, Clarence & Mulligan, Gerald A. Weeds of Canada. Canada: Canada Department of Agriculture, 1975.

Gerard, John. Herball. London, 1633.

Gleason, H. A. and Cronquist, A. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada, Second Edition. New York: The New York Botanical Garden, 1998.5

Grieve, M. A Modern Herbal. New York: Dover, 1982.

Grimm, William Carey. The Illustrated Book of Wildflowers and Shrubs. Mechanicsburg, PA.: Stackpole Books, 1993.

Harragan, Patricia Dalton. Weeds of Kentucky and Adjacent States: A Field Guide. Lexington, KY.: The University Press of Kentucky, 1991.

Harris, Ben Charles. Eat the Weeds. Barre, MA.: Barre Publishers, 1968.

Hatfield, Audrey Wynne. Enjoy your Weeds: Folklore, Health-giving Recipes, Winemaking, Control. Toronto, Canada: Coles Publishing, 1977.

Heiser, Charles B. The Fascinating World of the Nightshades. New York: Dover, 1987.

Heiser, Charles B. Weeds in my Garden: Observations on some Misunderstood Plants. Portland, OR.: Timber Press, 2003.5

Hynes, Erin. Rodale’s Successful Organic Gardening: Controlling Weeds. Emmaus: PA.: Rodale Press, 1995.

Jelks, Mary J. Allergy Plants that Cause Sneezing and Wheezing. Tampa, FL.: Worldwide Publications, 2000.5

Jones, Pamela. Just Weeds: History, Myths, and Uses. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1991.5

Kaufman, Sylvan Ramsey and Kaufman, Wallace. Invasive Plants: Guide to Identifications and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species. Mechanicsburg, PA.: Stackpole Books, 2007.

Kingsbury, John M. Poisonous Plants of the Unites States and Canada. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Press, 1964.5

Knight, Anthony P. and Walter, Richard G. A Guide to Plant Poisoning of Animals in North America. Jackson, WY: Teton NewMedia, 2001.

Lanza, Patricia. Lasagna Gardening. A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding. Emmaus, PA.: Rodale Press, Inc., 1998.5

Loewer, P. Solving Weed Problems: How to Identify and Eradicate Weeds Effectively from your Lawn & Garden. Guilford, CT.: Lyons Press, 2001.

Lowenfels, Jeff and Lewis, Wayne. Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web. Portland, OR.: Timber Press, 2009.5

Martin, Alexander C. Weeds: A Golden Guide. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1987.5

Martin, Deborah L. and Gershuny, Grace. New, Revised Edition, The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener. Emmaus, PA.: Rodale Press, 1992

McCaman, Jay L. Weeds and Why They Grow. Sand Lake, MI.: Self-Published, 1994.5

Meuninck, Jim. Edible Wild Plants & Useful Herbs. Guilford, Ct.: Globe Pequot Press, 1999.

Muenscher, Walter Conrad, with a new foreword and appendix by Hyypio, Peter A. Weeds, Second Edition. Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing Assoc. division of Cornell University Press, 1987.5

Newcomb, Lawrence. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. Canada: Little, Brown and Company, 1977.5

Niering, W.A. and Olmstead, N.C. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.

Page, Nancy M. and Weaver, Richard E. Jr. Wild Plants in the City. Jamaica Plain, MA. Reprinted from Arnoldia of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, July/August 1974.

Peterson, Roger Tory and McKenny, Margaret. Peterson’s A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern/ North-central North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996.

Pfeiffer, Ehrenfried E. Weeds and What They Tell. Emmaus, PA.: Rodale Press, 1948.

Pleasant, Barbara. The Gardener’s Weed Book: Earth-safe Controls. Pownal, VT: Storey Publishing, 1996.5

Poincelot, Raymond P. No-dig, No-weed Gardening. Emmaus, PA.: Rodale Press, 1986.

Reich, Lee. Weedless Gardening. New York: Workman Publishing, 2001.5

Rice, Elroy L. Biological Control of Weeds and Plant Diseases: Advances in Applied Allelopathy. Norman, OK.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.

Rice, Elroy L. Pest Control with Nature’s Chemicals: Allelochemics and Pheromones in Gardening and Agriculture. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, Second printing, 1985.

Prather, Timothy S., Robins, Sandra S., Morishita, Don W., Lass, Larry W., Callihan, Robert H. and Miller, Timothy W. Idaho’s Noxious Weeds. Moscow, Idaho: Agricultural Communications, University of Idaho, 2003.

Riotte, Louise. Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing, 1998.5

Roth, Sally. Weeds, Friend or Foe? An Illustrated Guide to Identifying, Taming and Using Weeds. New York: Reader’s Digest Assoc., Inc., 2002.5

Royal Horticultural Society. Plant Names Explained: Botanical Terms and Their Meaning. Boston, MA.: Horticulture Publications, 2005.

Royer, France & Dickinson, Richard. Weeds of the Northern U.S. and Canada. Canada: Lone Pine Publishing and the University of Alberta Press, 1999.5

Ryrie, Charlie. Garden Folklore That Works. London: Reader’s Digest Assoc., Inc., 2001.

Sachs, Paul D. Handbook of $uccessful Ecological Lawn Care. Newbury, VT.: The Edaphic Press, 1996.5

Smith, A. W. A Gardener’s Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins. Mineola, NY: Dover, 1997.

Singh, H.P, Batish, D.R., Kohli, R.K., editors. Handbook of Sustainable Weed Management. Binghamton, NY: Food Products Press, 2006.

Spencer, Edwin Rollin. All About Weeds. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 19745

Stearn, William T. Stearn’s Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners: A Handbook on the Origin and Meaning of the Botanical Names of some Cultivated Plants. Portland, OR.: Timber Press, 2005.

Stern, Kingsley R., Jansky, Shelley, and Bidlack, James E. Introductory Plant Biology, Edition Nine. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.5

Stewart, Amy. Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill division of Workman Publishing, 2009.5

Stucky, Jon M., Monaco, Thomas J., and Worsham, A.D. Identifying Seedling and Mature Weeds Common in the Southeastern United States. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, 1980.5

Taylor, Ronald J. Northwest Weeds: The Ugly and Beautiful Villains of Fields, Gardens, and Roadsides. Missoula, MT.: Mountain Press Publishing, 1990.

Thompson, Ken. The Book of Weeds: How to Deal with Plants That Behave Badly. New York: DK, 2009.

Tozer, Frank. The Uses of Wild Plants: Using and Growing the Wild Plants of the United States and Canada. Santa Cruz, CA.: Green Man Publishing, 2007.

Tukey, Paul. The Organic Lawn Care Manual: A Natural, Low-maintenance System for a Beautiful, Safe Lawn. North Adams, MA.: Storey Publishing, 2009.5

USDA: Agricultural Research Services. Common Weeds of the United States. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1971.5

Uva, R. H., Neal, J. C., & DiTomaso, J. M. Weeds of the Northeast. Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing division of Cornell University Press, 1997.5

Walker, John. The Daily Telegraph Weeds: An Earth Friendly Guide to Their Identification, Use and Control. London: Cassell Illustrated, 2003.

Walters, Charles. Weeds: Control Without Poisons. Metairie, LA: Acres U.S.A., 1999.5

Zimdahl, Robert L. Weeds and Words: The Etymology of the Scientific Names of Weeds and Crops. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1989.5

Web Sites visited

Ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/htm/taxon

Calflora.org/cgi-bin/specieslist.cgi5

Calphotos.berkeley.edu/browse_imgs/plant5

Cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species

Cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/weedinfo

CDC.gov

Ct-botanical-society.org/galleries5

Davesgarden.com/guides: great for hardiness zones5

Forestryimages.org/browse/subimages-photos5

Fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants

Henriettesherbal.com5

Illinoiswildflowers.inf/weeds/plants

Invasive.org/browse/subject5

Jeb. Biologists.org

Microlabnw.com

Missouriplants.com5

Msuturfweeds.net/details

Nwcb.wa.gov/weed_info/written_findings

Pfaf.org/database/plants: edible, medicinal, and useful plants5

Plants.usda.gov5

Ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id5

Thewildflowersociety.com

Umassgreeninfo.org/fact_sheets/weed_herbarium

Wildflower.org/plants

Wikipedia5

Wisplants.uwsp.edu5

And many, many more on a weed by weed basis. The web offers some interesting scientific articles on specific weeds, their components, potential uses and potential bio-controls. University sites usually provide accurate information—I mention only a few of my favorites.

Beware of relying too heavily on any single website weed identification. Some sites display mislabeled photos of other plants or weeds, or other misinformation which may have been posted by less informed gardeners. Other sites promote various plants for sale as vitamin or herbal supplements and make a variety of unsupported or exaggerated claims.

5 Strongly recommended: enjoyable and/or informative.