By Cazoo1
Worcestershire,
United Kingdom 
Good Afternoon...Could someone help me identify this weed. I’m sure it will have a glorious Latin name...but what is the common name? It also has a “flower” which I’m sure someone said was poisonous. We have tried all sorts to get rid of it but this year we seem to be overrun with them.
Thanks for looking and I do hope you can help.
26 Apr, 2025
Answers
It is lords and ladies [one of several common names] It is an Arum, Arum maculatum. The flower is a pale green 'cowl' with a purple or pale green spathe in the centre. in the autumn the berries are bright red and held on the stem that once held the flower.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/weeds/lords-and-ladies
it will respond to any systemic weedkiller. digging out the tuber is also an option and remove the berries before they ripen and fall off.
26 Apr, 2025
We had quite a few this year...they grow quite deeply and are hard to dig out.I've used Roundup.
26 Apr, 2025
Thank you so much for this information...when you know what you are dealing with ...the problem doesnt seem so bad.
27 Apr, 2025
The berries are poisonous, but you would have to be very, very determined to eat enough to kill. Supposedly, eating one seems like having a mouthful of extremely sharp needles.
28 Apr, 2025
The berries are deadly to dogs, so I read.
30 Apr, 2025
Looks very much like lords and ladies to me
26 Apr, 2025