• Winter annual.
• Low growing, freely branched weed.
• Leaves are opposite, hairy and twice divided into narrow segments or lobes.
• Flowers are small and inconspicuous.
• Fruit, clustered in leaf axils, have sharp spines and can cause injury to humans.
• Reproduces by seed.

• Hand Removal or Hoeing
• 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 - combination of these products:
[dicamba**,  MCPP**,  2,4-D**, and/or  2,4-DP**]
    
- bentazon, imazaquin***.
(Apply in the fall or winter during warm period above 60 ºF.)


** Use lower rates on centipede and St. Augustine grass. 
      Do not use within the root zone of desirable plants, especially dicamba.

*** Calibration is critical to avoid over application and turf injury.
        Do not use within the root zone of desirable trees and shrubs.

 

Always Read the Label

Sharp spines in leaf axils.