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Winter annual broadleaf weed.
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Very early winter blooming weed.
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Basal rosette of small dark green segmented leaves.
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Leaf segments rounded to wedge-shaped, lower petioles hairy near base.
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Upright branched flowering stems produced in winter.
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Flowers have four white petals located in dense clusters at end of stems.
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Sharp pointed appressed capsules on stems.
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Reproduces by seed with distinctive seed dispersal.
Control Methods
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Hand Removal or Hoeing.
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Mowing height, fertilization, soil pH.
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Herbicides:
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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.
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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.
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Read the Label ------------------------
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Upright branched flowering stems.
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