Project BudBurst has identified 2 common exotic ornamentals that are widely used in landscaping and 3 common weeds that are often found in backyards and gardens across the continental United States.
Click on the plant names below for a printable identification guide that includes pictures, identifying characteristics, phenological observations and distribution area. (*All downloadable materials require the free Adobe Reader.)
| Common Ornamentals | |
| Forsythia | Forsythia x intermedia |
| Lilac | Syringa vulgaris |
| Common Weeds | |
| Common dandelion | Taraxacum officinale |
| White clover | Trifolium repens |
| Field mustard, turnip | Brassica rapa |








