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Weeds

Hairy Bittercress

Type: Broadleaf Appearance: Just like the name suggests, hairy bittercress leaves are hairy on both the top and bottom. It starts as…

Broadleaf Plantain

Type: Broadleaf Appearance: When plantains infest turf, they grow in dense clumps. The smooth, oval leaf blades are 2 to 6 inches in…

Catchweed Bedstraw

Type: Broadleaf Appearance: The seed leaves are oblong to egg-shaped with slightly notched tips, lacking hairs, and range from 1/2 to…

Purple Cudweed

Type: Broadleaf Appearance: The cudweed family of weeds grow in basal rosettes. Both the leaves and seedheads are covered in fine,…

Carolina Geranium

Type: Broadleaf Appearance: Identified by its elongated stems growing vertically and branching near the base. The stems are…

Large Hop Clover

Type: Broadleaf Appearance: Can be identified by its hairy branched stems that can be green or a little reddish in color. Leaves are…

Persian Speedwell

Type: Broadleaf Appearance: Stems can be up to 2 feet long. The whole plant is covered with tiny hairs. Leaves are opposite one…

Annual Ryegrass

Type: Grassy weed Appearance: Annual ryegrass grows in clumps. The plant base is purple and the leaves are dark and shiny with smooth…

Spurge

Type: Broadleaf Appearance: There are many kinds of spurge, but most are low-growing, creeping weeds that form a dense mat if left to…

Ragweed

Type: Broadleaf Appearance: It can grow up to 5 feet tall and has hairy stems and light green leaves, up to 4" long. Ragweed flowers…