One of the weeds that won’t be easy to pull is catbriar, or smilax. It has shiny heart-shaped leaves and a twining stem with thorns. It seems talented at coming up in the middle of shrubs or ...

Chickweed. Phyllanthus. Catbriar and more. These unwanted guests are popping up in our yards. Here's what you need to know to get rid of them.

Some, like the famed “ant acacias,” have bulbous thorns, while others, such as certain Dischidia and Hydnophytum species, develop swollen, tuberous stems filled with winding tunnels.

One of the weeds that won’t be easy to pull is catbriar, or smilax. It has shiny heart-shaped leaves and a twining stem with thorns. It seems talented at coming up in the middle of shrubs or ...