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I moved some soil from one part of my garden to another recently. This seems to have caused fairly aggresive appearing of this ground cover (weed?): (leaves are smallish, 1cm long)

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In next two pictures you can see it 'in action':

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Here you can see it growing 'through' another plant:

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What is this plant?

Could it be CHICKWEED Stellaria media?

VividD
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  • Where in the world are you? Location can be important for identification. – Niall C. Nov 29 '17 at 18:19
  • I am near Copenhagen, Denmark, european hardness zone 8a. – VividD Nov 29 '17 at 18:25
  • @NiallC. I see you are very good at IDing weeds (I read some answers of yours). What do you think? – VividD Nov 29 '17 at 19:02
  • Growth pattern looks too "dense" for _Stellaria media_ and your plant's leaves look yellower than I'd expect. https://gardening.stackexchange.com/q/29042/26 has some photos of S. media for comparison. – Niall C. Nov 29 '17 at 19:20
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    Is stem round? Hairs just on one line (changing place between nodes?) Leaves without hairs? If it is Stellaria media, I would expect to see few flowers (on such large surface, but difficult to see them). Note a weed: you can eat it: it is very good. Birds like it. – Giacomo Catenazzi Nov 29 '17 at 20:00
  • @GiacomoCatenazzi, I am going to try to get new photos and data related to what you said by tomorrow evening. – VividD Nov 29 '17 at 21:44
  • I don't think it's Stellaria. It resembles a small ground-covering veronica that I have in my own lawn. – Jurp Nov 29 '17 at 23:16
  • Did you notice if there were flowers and what color? Also, maybe you can check in a few steps to see if it is chcikweed https://www.wikihow.com/Identify-Chickweed – False Identity Nov 30 '17 at 17:11
  • Three monts ago this was just bare land area, and I think it is too early for flowers to appear, so no flowers seen. @False Btw, excelent guide that you linked to! – VividD Nov 30 '17 at 17:15
  • @GiacomoCatenazzi Due to unforeseen circumstances (travel) I can't get any new data in next few days. I will post any new info as soon as I come back. – VividD Nov 30 '17 at 17:26

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Here is another idea; Ludwigia palustris an aquarium plant...Ludwigia palustris

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  • I doesn't agree with the identification. I still think is one of the Stellaria (but not S. media, because it seems to have a square stems. – Giacomo Catenazzi Nov 30 '17 at 09:13
  • Are the stems woody? If not, then it's not Euonymus. – Jurp Nov 30 '17 at 12:32
  • The stems are not woody at all. Very soft carpet. – VividD Nov 30 '17 at 15:07
  • Do these guys have their own roots? Are they trailing like vines? I thought Impatiens at first, Stellaria as well looks similar. They should be having flower buds by now, yes? Do any of your neighbors have this in their yard? I would, however, remove all ground cover from the base of your little tree. Copenhagen, Denmark? What a nice fall you are having...pull out an entire plant to include roots, hopefully buds. And send a picture of that? – stormy Nov 30 '17 at 21:49
  • Here's what I meant by a [creeping veronica] (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1008/4432/products/Creeping_Speedwell_2048x2048.jpg?v=1479871818) – Jurp Dec 01 '17 at 01:01
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    @stormy: I think it is better if you left the old answer (and delete it), instead of rewriting the answer. Now most comments are wrong. Nothing wrong on deleting answers. – Giacomo Catenazzi Dec 01 '17 at 12:49