Defining a weedManuel Reyes

What is a weed? A weed is a plant that

has no use in a certain area

Also applies to trees and bushes

Four categories that make a plant, bush, or tree a weed

Plants as obstacles Any plant, tree, or bush that

are obstacles to the development of desired vegetation, construction of a project, etc. in a certain area of land are referred as weeds

Stated by Sigur Hakansson, ” Weeds are those plants of the species that occur in situations where they are unwanted”

Septic and non-septic Plants Plants that are known to

cause harm to animals, especially to people, are considered to be weeds

Likewise plants that are non-septic that causes hindrance to the growth of the desired vegetation are weeds

Invasive plant species Any plants that invade

ecosystems of other plants are referred to being weeds because of the quick dominance they get

This is true because of certain societies that wish to protect the native ecosystems from becoming extinct

Lack of acceptance Native plants are also

referred to weeds because of the lack of acceptance they have from society

Clearly depicted in Laura Cunningham’s narration

Can as well be other plants that lack acceptance

“”You ought to cut those weeds down!” someone snarled, walking along the sidewalk. I stood in my sister Margot’s yard in an urban Richmond neighborhood, delighting in the native plants she had cultivated over the years: …”

A weed Weeds tend to be plants that fit any of

the four categories shown before These categories show that plants,

trees, or bushes that have no use in a particular area are referred to being a weed

Ultimately the groups of society are the ones that define what a weed is