- Perennial summer broadleaf weed.
- Distinctive rosette of leaves and a slender, fibrous root system.
- Reproduces by seed
Buckhorn Plantain
- Leaves narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, often twisted or curled, with ribbon veins on lower surface.
- Erect, leafless, hairy stalk terminated by dense, tapered, white to tannish flower spike.
Broadleaf Plaintain
- Leaves broad, egg-shaped, with several main veins.
- Erect, leafless stems terminate in dense, flower spikes.
Control Methods
- Hand Removal or Hoeing
- Herbicides:
- Postemergence - combination of these products:
[dicamba**, MCPP**, 2,4-D**, and/or 2,4-DP**]
* 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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Distinctive rosette of leaves.
Buckhorn Plantain seedhead.
Broadleaf Plantain
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