Plants

Foxtails - Annual

• often occur in newly seeded turfs.

• only foxtails survive frequent mowings,

• Seedheads are bushy spikes.

- Yellow foxtail has long hairs on the upper surface of the leaf blade near the base

Sheaths are reddish near the base

Spring Annual- difficult

Nutsedge -Perennial

• Sedges are gross like plants that have triangular stems and yellow - green color

• Sedge reproduce by seed rhizomes and small tubers

• Prefer moist areas

Tall fescue - Perennial

- coarse textured and grows in unsightly clumps in other turf grasses

- Leaves are broad + have strong veins

Nimblewill - Perennial

- Creeping grass that forms patches resembling bent grass.

• Leaf blades are short + flat

• Turns whitish or brown in winter

Thistles

• notched leaves

• rosette type growth typically occurs when turf is mowed

• biennial or perennial

• difficult to control

Annual (Crabgrass) (Goose grass)

- Seedheads appear as several fingerlike spikes at the end of each stalk

The spreading flat growth of crabgrass tends to crowd out desirable grasses

• Crabgrass is Killed by the first frost leaving unsightly dead patches in turf.

• Goose grass can be identified by the zipper like seedhead that is different from crabgrass.

Quack grass -Perennial

• Spreads by strong undergrund
  stems

• Have a dull -green color

• Rapid leaf growth

Curly Dock- Perennial

• Has fleshy taproot and large smooth leaves that are crinkled on edges.

• easy to kill

White Clover

• Competes aggressively with established turf grasses — especially under moist conditions

• Can be identified by its three short stalked leaflets and round white flowers

• Perennial and easy to kill

Knotweed

• Germinates in early spring

• Young plants have long slender dark green leaves and are often mistaken for grass

• Grows well on heavily trafficked compacted soil

• Summer Annual

• Difficult to control

Ground Ivy/ Creeping Charlie

• Forms dense patches in turf

• Bright green leaves are round with scalloped edges

• Bluish purple flowers are born on four sided stems

• Grows well in shaded areas where soils are poorly drained

• Perennial and easy to control

Purslane

• Has thick fleshy leaves / smooth reddish stems that root when they contact soil

• Particularly troublesome in new turf seedings

• Annual

• Easy to control

Dandelion- Broadleaf

• Perennial

• Easy to kill

• Sharply lobed leaves and strong taproot

• Bright yellow flowers turn fluffy

• White seed heads

Oxalis/ Yellow Woodsorrel

• Appears similar to clover and reproduces by seed

• Pale green leaves have three heart shaped leaflets , slightly folded

• Flowers are bright yellow

• Creeping oxalis has purplish leaves

• Annual or perennial

• Difficult to treat

Plantain Buckhorn

• Narrow lancelike leaves with prominent parallel veins

• Seedheads are bullet shaped

• Long slender stems

• Perennial

• Easy to kill

Annual Bluegrass

• (-Poa)

• May take over in closely mowed turf growing on compact soils under moist shaded conditions

• Occurs in dense, light green patches

• Leaves have boat shaped tip

• Produces many Seedheads through growing season

• Browns and dries out in hot dry conditions

Prostrate Spurge

• Usually appears mid season

• Small leaves are opposite land frequently have a red blotch in center

• Stem oozes a milky sap when broken

• Spring Annual

• Difficult to control

Violet

• Has heart shaped leaves with toothed edges

• Usually has violet flowers

• Annual or perennial

• Difficult to control

Chickweed

• has small pale green leaves

• It’s hairy stems branch and take root enabling the plant to spread over large areas and completely crowd turf grasses

• Winter annual

• Easy to control

Wild onion / wild garlic

• Grass like plants with slender , cylindrical leaves

• Wild garlic leaves are hallow and onion are NOT

• Smells like garlic/onion