Spring Greens

Learn to identify early spring greens!
 

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) as it first appears in the springtime!
 
 
 

Left: Dandelion leaves, notice the different shape of the leaves from the photograph above.

Right: Early, Spring Nettle (Urtica dioica).  As a baby, nettle has a purple/red color to the leaf and particularly the stem.
 
 
 

Cleavers (Galium aparine)
 
 
 

Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus).  Sometimes also called curly dock, to be differentiated from broad leaf dock.