What is the name of this plant with the tiny yellow flowers? (house)

[ApartmentNomad]

I don't have a photo to show, but it's a plant with tiny leaves and tiny yellow flowers. It usually grows very close to the ground. It may be considered a weed for all I know, but I like it, especially for its delicate flowers, which are open in the morning, but generally close up in the afternoon. I mostly see it growing along the edge of sidewalks.

[Towanda]

Snake weed?

[ApartmentNomad]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't think that's the same thing. What I am seeing tends to grow extremely low to the ground (unless it's in a lot of shade). It seems to spread out flat, rather than shooting up (again, at least where it gets a lot of sunlight).

After some searching, I think it might be Silverweed, though I can't find any images that look exactly as concentrated and spread out (if that makes any sense) as what I see.

[stingraynm]

Chamisa has tiny yellow flowers, but it can grow somewhat bushy and I'm sure you already know it anyway. I've been building a pictoral album of NM wildflowers on my hikes since I got a digi camera with great closeup zoom capabilities about two years ago. Wish you had a pic, 'cause I'm always curious what else people find. I presume it's one of the fall season bloomers due to your timing.

[AlisonL]

Its not puncture vine, aka goatheads, is it?
Tribulus terrestris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Tim Rankin]

It could puncture weed/goat's head, as Alison states - if it is, GET RID OF IT!! It's a serious weed issue and you will step on it often - the thorns grow close to the ground and are hard to see. Kids & animals also will be hurt by it.

It could also be purslane; if it is, it will grow much bigger in time, up to a foot high. Purslane DOES have tiny yellow flower that open and close, but are quite hard to see. It doesn't have thorns, but is considered by many to be a weed. However, it does have a useful purpose, as a food source. Long-time residents of NM prepare some kind of dish from it - I think it's called something like Verdalaga(?), and is supposedly high in the omega-3's. It also has wildlife value.

Here's a pic of snakeweed:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/denve...ndscaping.html

It's my pic on the left, with the yellow flowers. If it's snakeweed, keep it! I dug these up & transplanted them - they're ABQ superstars and need no add'l water.

[bradly]

Pretty Flowers, Horrible smell.. especially if you have allergies, god bless...

[ABQConvict]

Originally Posted by AlisonL

Its not puncture vine, aka goatheads, is it?
Tribulus terrestris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

By the OP's description, I am in agreement with AlisonL. It is a pretty and delicate little groundcreeper.... AT FIRST. Then it becomes the bane of my existence. I have probably stepped barefoot on thse little goatheads about 50 times this summer and they hurt. I try to make people take there shoes off when they come in my house but the little buggers get spread around anyway. I have had four or five flats this year due to them.

KILL THEM KILL THEM HILL THEM ALL!!!!

And they are an invasion species, to boot.

ABQConvict

[rybert]

Just part of being in the Southwest.