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Perennial broadleaf weed.
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Prostrate, creeping plant with four-sided, hairy stems.
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Leaves opposite, kidney-shaped to rounded, prominently veined and with
scalloped margins.
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Readily roots at stem nodes.
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Flowers, bluish to purplish with red speckles, arranged in groups of three
to seven at stem ends or leaf axils.
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Reproduces from seed and creeping stems.
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More common in shaded than full sunlight areas.
Control Methods
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Hand Removal or Hoeing
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Herbicides:
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Postemergence - combination of these products:
[dicamba**,
MCPP**, 2,4-D**,
and/or 2,4-DP**]
(Make repeated application in the fall when
flowering).
- glyphosate - non-selective
control in shaded areas.
** Use
lower rates on centipede and St. Augustine grass.
Do not use within the root zone of desirable plants, especially dicamba.
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Spreads by creeping stems.
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