Just bought a house and I found lots of these growing in my yard - does anyone know what they are?
Thank you!

Compare to Phyllanthus urinaria, or other Phyllanthus if urinaria doesn't match yours.
https://garden.org/plants/sear...

Thank you!

Happy to suggest. Do you see little balls under the leaves? If so, those are seeds. Each one will result in a new plant next year. I advise pulling these out immediately, or at least weed-wacking or otherwise cutting to ground level if you can't accomplish pulling. They come up easily when the ground is moist.

Yes, some of the taller ones had seeds on them, the smaller ones didn't. I pulled a bunch of them this afternoon and cut the rest of them down.
Thanks for your advice!

Also compare to Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia)

phyllanthes is supposed to be a very important kidney medicine... some people claim that the tea is good enough to drink even when they aren't having health concerns.

when I have chamberbitter growing where I don't want it, I would never mow it... rather, I collect it with a bucket to avoid having seeds escape.

Personally, I either add it to the burn pile/grill, or I offer to the chickens.

Agree that mowing after the seeds are ripe would not be very effective as a means of controlling it, but if that's all one has time for instead of pulling, it would help a lot.

I'm sure all plants have some value, and buckets of chamberbitters are a great addition to compost, but this is not one that can co-habitate with other plants of small, ornamental stature.

I'm intrigued by the tea. I find the smell of this plant unpleasant.

purpleinopp said:Agree that mowing after the seeds are ripe would not be very effective as a means of controlling it, but if that's all one has time for instead of pulling, it would help a lot.

Actually...
Affectionately known as born pregnant... Plants are capable of producing fertile seed when a mere 2 week old seedling. Mow and spread.

Phylanthes and Fatoua are a couple of plants that require extreme measures to prevent spread.

They call them "nursery weeds"... you purchase plants from the nursery and get these 'free'. Long after the original purchase dies... these remain.

Rather than mowing... I suggest bringing in a ton of woodchips.
Pull an area free of chamberbitter and spread the mulch immediately.

Avoid clearing more area than you have time to mulch.