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Common Lawn Weeds
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Bittercress
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- Winter annual broadleaf weed.
- Very early winter blooming weed.
- Basal rosette of small dark green segmented leaves.
- Leaf segments rounded to wedge-shaped, lower petioles hairy near base.
- Upright branched flowering stems produced in winter.
- Flowers have four white petals located in dense clusters at end of stems.
- Sharp pointed appressed capsules on stems.
- Reproduces by seed with distinctive seed dispersal.
Control Methods
- Hand Removal or Hoeing.
- Mowing height, fertilization, soil pH.
- Herbicides:
- Preemergence - atrazine*, simazine*. (Apply in the fall).
* Excellent tolerance in centipede and St. Augustine grass.
Tolerance in DORMANT bermuda and zoysia at low label rates. See label for
appropriate turfgrass.
- Postemergence - bentazon or combination of these products:
[dicamba**, MCPP**, 2,4-D**, and/or 2,4-DP**]
(Apply late fall during warm period above 60 ºF).
** Use lower rates on centipede and St. Augustine grass. See label.
Do not use within the root zone of desirable plants, especially dicamba.
Always Read the Label
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Upright branched flowering stems.
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