Weed identification

pandora205

I've been a bit lazy recently with hoeing and keeping paths clear and suddenly I have an invasion of a weed I haven't come across before. It is a horizontal creeping weed with long red stems and tiny green leaves and even tinier red flowers or seeds. It has spread really quickly just about everywhere.

Does anyone know what it is and why it has suddenly sprung up?

Thanks

malebolge

Hmmm - would be better with a photo but could it be herb robert?

pandora205

malebolge wrote: »

Hmmm - would be better with a photo but could it be herb robert?

Thanks for the suggestion but it isn't. The leaves are small and oval in a herringbone arrangement along the stem. I'm beginning to think it's not a conventional weed but a garden plant out of place.

Sorry I don't know how to upload a photo.

pandora205

https://postimg.cc/ThcW12HY

Hopefully that works

unrecordings

Some kind of creeping thyme ?

Farway

unrecordings wrote: »

Some kind of creeping thyme ?

OP could soon tell, crush some between fingers & sniff

pandora205

Just checked - no fragrance! It's a mystery.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Looks like it might be Wild Marjoram - which loses its scent quite quickly as it gets cooler.

adonis

I think it might be pellitory of the wall, have a look on google images.


I have it and it is a pain to get rid of.

Mojisola

adonis wrote: »

I think it might be pellitory of the wall, have a look on google images.

I have it and it is a pain to get rid of.

I have one of those - self-seeded - never knew what it was called.

It's the dog's first plant of choice when he's feeling off.

pandora205

That's it I think (It does look a bit like the wild marjoram too but it is much flatter in growth). It's definitely the pellitory of the wall. It seems to be taking over my garden, or at least any sections that don't have much planting and also creeping across the patio.