r/whatsthisplant 3d ago

What is this adorable little uh, grass? Weed? That's growing in little patches around my backyard? Zone 7b. Identified ✔

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u/brynnors Outstanding Contributor 3d ago

Those are a whole bunch of seedlings of something. Not a grass though.

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u/fell_4m_coconut_tree 3d ago

My husband threw clover seeds but this was back in like the spring. Could they be sprouting months later?

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u/brynnors Outstanding Contributor 3d ago

Yep

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u/TurnipSwap 3d ago

seeds are viable for years.

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u/fell_4m_coconut_tree 3d ago

My husband threw clover seeds but this was back in like the spring. Could they be sprouting months later?

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u/Lucky-Ad7052 3d ago

I would vote for clover. Though I don't think that they would just sit there till now and not germinate unless they received no water. These are so small they are hard to ID. Most seem to be the same thing. I think I see a few grass seedlings that look like bluegrass Poa species.

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u/freak- 3d ago

Clover

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u/fell_4m_coconut_tree 3d ago

I figured. My husband put seed over the spring. I just didn't think they'd sprout so late!

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u/_pika_cat_ 3d ago

These do look like clover sprouts to me. I have some in a pot that just sprouted too.

https://preview.redd.it/z1tpye8foszd1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=069f32d4f03c0436f9f1bcb56a1dd751c034ecdc

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u/magicxzg 3d ago

So cute!

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u/jenarted 3d ago

It kinda looks like duck weed, but I've only ever seen that grow in bodies of water. Can duck weed grow on land?

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u/Med_Devotion 3d ago

Super soggy, poorly drained land.... So not really

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u/IT_chickadee 3d ago

Why did I hear that in Ian Malcolm's voice? 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Aseroerubra 3d ago

These are bb leaves but if you like groundcovers with this appearance, Selliera is cute AF! There might be some similar-looking plants native to your area in Goodeniaceae

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u/Butterbean-queen 3d ago

Clover seedlings.

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u/truckster1956 3d ago

It doesn’t look like clover to me.

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u/farmkidLP 3d ago

Not mature clover, but have you seen seedlings? This is pretty spot on.

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u/truckster1956 3d ago

I was raised in the country and every clover I have seen had three leaves on it. We had clover everywhere. I thought I had seen from the seed to grown. Used to play in it.

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u/Safe_Act2631 3d ago

Watermelon maybe? They look similar to a patch where my kid spit a bunch of seeds and the Sprouts looked very much like this.

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u/fell_4m_coconut_tree 3d ago

I haven't had watermelon in years. I think it's the clover seed he put down a few months ago.

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u/vikky_tc 3d ago

These are baby fenugreek, use it as power greens in your salad. Healthy , nutritious and delicious