Help identifying new seedling

Arch1

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Ordered and a bunch of seeds a while back (Bodhi Tree, Blue Spruce, and Japanese Cedar) and planted some a week ago. This fellow was the only one to emerge so far, popping up after just three days, but based on several searches, doesn't look to me like a seedling for any of those three.

Don't suppose someone recognizes what it is?
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LittleDingus

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Looks like a type of dandelion :D

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Wires_Guy_wires

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Sonchus oleraceus is the identity as far as I know. Their seeds travel through the wind and they root deep. They can also grow back from their roots, so take it out as soon as possible.
I find a lot of them every year on my balcony and they're a "great" source of leaf miners that hop on to my precious plants.
 

Arch1

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Thanks for the help and info. Already took it out and placed it in a separate container.
Figure it must have come with one of the seed packages, since it couldn't have come from the outside (sealed balcony) and I can't see it surviving being in the soil mix while it was sterilized.
Hopefully this is a sign I'm doing things right and the tree seedlings will be sprouting shortly. :)
 
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