the leaves are similar to a corn plant. It's growing up from underneath some bushes. another pic of weed ( photo / image / picture from pdaniel5's Garden ) weed? ( photo / image / picture from pdaniel5's Garden )
Could be....Stiff Goldenrod, Hard-leaf Goldenrod... http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result ... plant=OLRI
Yes, that sounds right --Thank you! It's a Texas goldenrod http://www.baylor.edu/lakewaco_wetlands ... p?id=22377 :-D