unknown plant in my garden

[rafiwinters]

I just took this picture in my garden and wonder if anyone knows what this is? A Google image search isn't working well. What are these plants, how invasive are they, and how do I get rid of them?

ETA: I can't seem to get the picture to load right, so here's the description: a short seedling with two butterfly-shaped leaves. Lots of them in my garden. Any notions?

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[dantesspirit]

From the description of the seedlings, it sounds like morning glories, or that family of vining flowers.

https://www.google.com/search?q=morning+glory+seedlings&newwindow=1&sxsrf=ALeKk02lQjhcTcy8MRKR6hFnxxjFRjeCHQ:1591028213607&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNn__7geHpAhVWbs0KHbDqDJwQ_AUoAXoECBQQAw&biw=1280&bih=902

For images to see if they match.

[rafiwinters]

Thanks for the link. I recognize some of those seedlings but am unable to determine whether it's morning glory or bindweed. I gather they're very similar. In any case, I've decided I don't want them taking over (very invasive), so I've pulled up/cut down a lot of them today.

[dantesspirit]

Yeah, as seedlings, they look remarkably identical.

If you didn't plant them and there's no definite morning glories anywhere nearby, chances are they were very likely bindweed.

[rafiwinters]

Either way, I pulled/cut down all of them that I could reach.