This is Ragweed

This is Goldenrod

Ragweed is the weed that causes many people's allergies in the fall.

Common ragweed has leaves like this.

See how they are kind of fern like?

Those green spikes are the ragweed flowers.

All these green flowers create a huge amount of pollen!

Common ragweed likes to grow in sidewalk and pavement cracks.

You will also see it in disturbed soil. Like in a construction site.

People mistake goldenrod for ragweed because they bloom at the same time!

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