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Winter annual or biennial with erect, robust stems from fleshy taproot.
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Leaves alternate, smooth, dark green with light green midrib and a whitish
margin.
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Leaves are deeply dissected, each lobe having one to five spines at the
tip.
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Flowers are pink to purple, occasionally yellow, in large terminal, spiny
head.
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Reproduces by seed.
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Seeds have tufts of soft white hairs at the tips that disperse in the spring.
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Found occassionally in lawns but more common in fields, pastures, and along
roadsides.
Control Methods
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Hand Removal or Hoeing
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Herbicides:
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Postemergence - 2,4-D*
or combination product.
* Use lower rates on centipede
and St. Augustine grass. See label for appropriate
turfgrass.
Do not use within the root zone of desirable plants, especially dicamba.
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Thistles have unique seedheads.
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