Revised June 2007
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Summer annual broadleaf
Biennial broadleaf
Perennial broadleaf
Summer annual grass
Winter annual grass
Perennial grass
Plants resembling grasses
Herbicides
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Practical Weed Science for the Field Scout: Corn and Soybean
Summer annual broadleaf


An annual or biennial weed of nurseries, orchards, roadsides and agronomic crops. Leaves are arranged alternately along the stem of mature plants and range from 2 to 14 inches in length. Most leaves are distinctly lobed and have leaf bases that clasp the stem. All leaves have prickles that occur along the leaf margins and along the midvein on the lower leaf surfaces. Leaves emit a milky sap when cut and become progressively smaller up the flowering stem. Stems are erect, hollow and branching in the upper portions of the plant. Many small yellow flowers with 5 to 12 toothed petals are produced in the upper portions of the plant.
IPM1007, revised June 2007