plant id please

Athens, TX

what the heck has invaded my flower bed that it took 2 days to dig the tree roots out of? there are probably a thousand of these suckers in a 12 foot radius.

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Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a)

It is called Niruri, Phyllanthus debilis a weed from Hawai http://eol.org/pages/1153072/overview

Athens, TX

did it come in on the wind?

Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a)

Probably not, this plant's seeds hitch a ride in the soil of potted plants from the nursery trade, it is very pervasive.
Josephine.

Spring, TX(Zone 9b)

This year it is everywhere and very hardy!!! Awful weed.

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