• 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.

 
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Sharp spines in leaf axils.