Richard Orlando

"A comprehensive identification guide to 189 common weeds in the urban environment, explaining their families and characteristics, with strategies for managing their presence in the garden and fields."

This was written more in appreciation for weeds (with elegant, black & white line drawings) and their histories than a guide to removing them, though there is a chapter in the back dedicated to finding the least toxic way of controlling them (which I didn't read).
I did find out that the thing I call "rock creeper" is probably some type of spurge (or a couple types of spurge), and what I call "chicken foot" is one of many types of crab grass.… (más)