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Can you identify this weed?

Mint family (Labiate or Lamiaceae) -- has opposite leaves and square stems.

Weed located 60 miles north of NYC

Axillary panicle of tiny white flowers.

Hairless leaves with strong serrations.

Looks like nettle but the leaf vasculature is all wrong...it has two prominent veins more or less parallel to the midrib.

Brittle stems and poorly developed root system

Update:

found it! It's called clearweed (Pilea pumila).

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