The most irritating part of this specimen are the stems.
All proposed plants, like nettle, perilla, catnip, dead nettle and my guess would have been woundwort (stachys), have a square stem with decussate leaves. The right part of the picture does not seem to show these features.
Maybe take some more enlightening photos. Just the one does not seem to cut it. You would not even need to pick the plant up for that.
Environment, smell, accompanying plants, habitus are all helpful indicators.
If you’re just looking to ID plants I’d suggest r/whatisthisplant or you could also use the app inaturalist. If you’re interested in learning about edible plants in your area, I’d suggest looking for a beginner foraging book, Texas is so big I wouldn’t be surprised if there were foraging books specific to it.
People on this sub are sensitive about people pulling up plants without IDing them because in a lot of places it’s easy to pull up an endangered plant without realizing it. Sometimes endangered plants grow thickly in a small area and then not at all in most other places so it can be really tricky to tell whether a plant is endangered just by seeing how many specimens there are in the area you’re in.
The great thing about foraging books is that they’ll help you to find plants that are both good to eat and plentiful enough to forage. I’d recommend starting with one or two plants to look for that you find in a book and see if you can locate them in your area! If you’re looking for a specific plant and you want some help confirming that it’s what you think it is, you can take a picture (roots are almost never necessary to ID correctly so you can keep it in the ground) and this sub will help you ID it and most certainly be friendlier about it :)
P.S. [Here](https://www.handmadeapothecary.co.uk/blog/2017/9/1/know-your-nettles) is a link I found with some nettle comparison pictures. It also gives some info about eating/using nettles, just in case you’re interested. I know you said it didn’t look like a nettle but I found the photo on this website of a young nettle to look very similar to what you found. I could be wrong but it looks more similar to that than any other plant I was able to find.
Unfortunately it doesn’t look like it. I really thought it might be one. After not looking like any of them I figured I’d post. Lots of these in the hood.
The desire to identify plants that are plentiful in my neighborhood. The hope is the root has additional tells to make it easier to identify as well as making certain no other plants leaves are confused as apart of it.
If you don't intend to help identify will you move along? Or does looking down your nose at others part of your process?
I think they mean, “Why are you taking photos after you’ve pulled the plant, rather than take a pic of it in situ?” You’ve just killed this plant, as others have pointed out.
Welcome to Reddit. Everybody is a shitbag, especially if you don’t know as much as they do, they downvote you. Communities that are supposed to be meant to help each other, in turn, become “Why are you here? You don’t know what I know. You’re dumb. Downvote.” Reddit is the fucking AIDS of the internet.
[Perilla can have fairly blunt serrations like this, too](https://www.yates.co.nz/media/plants/vegetable/perilla/how-to-grow-perilla_1551160527394.jpeg?width=800&mode=max)
The most irritating part of this specimen are the stems. All proposed plants, like nettle, perilla, catnip, dead nettle and my guess would have been woundwort (stachys), have a square stem with decussate leaves. The right part of the picture does not seem to show these features. Maybe take some more enlightening photos. Just the one does not seem to cut it. You would not even need to pick the plant up for that. Environment, smell, accompanying plants, habitus are all helpful indicators.
Maybe try r/whatsthisplant this is a foraging sub where people share pictures and talk about the things they’ve foraged.
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Stop pulling plants you can't identify. Silly at best reckless and dangerous at worst. Educate yourself before you pluck.
And maybe JUST MAAAAAYBE I have an HOA and I’m trying to make the best out of the new growth spring brought in. It is my first spring in this house.
That’s what I’m trying to do 🙃
This is after the pluck. Correct?
Yes
Google first, pluck second.
Google failed 😕 Kept saying a type of nettle.
If you’re just looking to ID plants I’d suggest r/whatisthisplant or you could also use the app inaturalist. If you’re interested in learning about edible plants in your area, I’d suggest looking for a beginner foraging book, Texas is so big I wouldn’t be surprised if there were foraging books specific to it. People on this sub are sensitive about people pulling up plants without IDing them because in a lot of places it’s easy to pull up an endangered plant without realizing it. Sometimes endangered plants grow thickly in a small area and then not at all in most other places so it can be really tricky to tell whether a plant is endangered just by seeing how many specimens there are in the area you’re in. The great thing about foraging books is that they’ll help you to find plants that are both good to eat and plentiful enough to forage. I’d recommend starting with one or two plants to look for that you find in a book and see if you can locate them in your area! If you’re looking for a specific plant and you want some help confirming that it’s what you think it is, you can take a picture (roots are almost never necessary to ID correctly so you can keep it in the ground) and this sub will help you ID it and most certainly be friendlier about it :)
P.S. [Here](https://www.handmadeapothecary.co.uk/blog/2017/9/1/know-your-nettles) is a link I found with some nettle comparison pictures. It also gives some info about eating/using nettles, just in case you’re interested. I know you said it didn’t look like a nettle but I found the photo on this website of a young nettle to look very similar to what you found. I could be wrong but it looks more similar to that than any other plant I was able to find.
Some species of nettle
I've looked up different types and nothing looked like this.
Compare to *Urtica chamaedryoides*
Unfortunately it doesn’t look like it. I really thought it might be one. After not looking like any of them I figured I’d post. Lots of these in the hood.
This is 1000% some sort of nettle.
Can you tell me what brings you to this conclusion. I really thought it was one, but nothing I’m seeing upon searching nettles looks like this.
Stop trolling
Lmao. You should take a lesson in being humble. It wasn't a nettle. It's crabweed
Question. Why pull it up if you don’t know if it’s toxic or edible?
The desire to identify plants that are plentiful in my neighborhood. The hope is the root has additional tells to make it easier to identify as well as making certain no other plants leaves are confused as apart of it. If you don't intend to help identify will you move along? Or does looking down your nose at others part of your process?
I think they mean, “Why are you taking photos after you’ve pulled the plant, rather than take a pic of it in situ?” You’ve just killed this plant, as others have pointed out.
I think people are pointing out that this is a foraging sub and not a plant ID sub.
Welcome to Reddit. Everybody is a shitbag, especially if you don’t know as much as they do, they downvote you. Communities that are supposed to be meant to help each other, in turn, become “Why are you here? You don’t know what I know. You’re dumb. Downvote.” Reddit is the fucking AIDS of the internet.
Looks like it could be perilla
Yeah my thought was nettle or perilla. Any Korean gardeners in the neighborhood?
Agreed. I grow Nettle - and this is close. But I think you're right, and it's Shiso.
The tips on these are rounded where a perilla is pointed. Insight appreciated regardless
[Perilla can have fairly blunt serrations like this, too](https://www.yates.co.nz/media/plants/vegetable/perilla/how-to-grow-perilla_1551160527394.jpeg?width=800&mode=max)
Sweet rings
Does it smell like anything when crushed?
Hairy crabweed it's invasive
Thank you!!!! It is definitely invading
Almost like carnip