Identify Controllable Weeds
Chickweed
Chickweed is a winter annual. Stems are multi-branched, creeping, or ascending. The plants will spread 4 to 12 inches tall. It has small, smooth egg-shaped leaves opposite from one another. The flowers are star-shaped with five deeply notched white pedals. This weed is easily controlled with broadleaf herbicide.
Clover
Clover is a weed composed of three round leaflets at the top of a hairy leaf stalk which grows 2 to 4 inches tall. The leaf stalks sprout up with white or pinkish flowers ½ inch in size. Clover is easily controlled with herbicide.
Dandelion
Dollar Weed
Dollar Weed is a water loving perennial which grows rapidly under warm conditions. Its leaves are circular, bright green, and have scalloped edges. This weed is easily controlled with herbicide.
Henbit
Henbit is a winter annual. The stems are square, 4 to 6 inches tall, and nearly smooth. The leaves are slightly hairy, rounded in outline, edges deeply scalloped and opposite of each other. It sometimes produces purple or reddish purple flowers. Henbit is easily controlled with a broadleaf herbicide.
Yellow Woodsorrel
Yellow Woodsorrel has foliage that resembles that of clover or oxalis. The flowers of Yellow Woodsorrel are bright yellow, measure approximately 1/2 of an inch, and are made up of five petals. The plant forms thick clumps in open ground such as lawns and flower beds. It is difficult to control without damaging your lawn.
Virginia Buttonweed
Poa Annua
Poa Annua (also called Annual Bluegrass) is a winter annual. The stems are 3 to 6 inches tall, flattened, attached at the base. The leaves are very soft, light green, and the tips are boat-shaped. Poa Annua can be reduced with proper pre-emerge herbicide. The weeds will subside as temperatures rise.
Nutsedge
Nutsedge is also known as nutgrass or swampgrass and is not a broadleaf weed or a grassy weed, but a sedge. It is a perennial plant that can be easily identified by the triangular shape of the stem. The leaves are light green to yellowish and are very slick or waxy to the touch. Nutsedge grows most actively during the hot summer months. During spring and fall, when temperatures are cooler and growth is slower, nutsedge is not as easily noticed.
Purslane
Purslane is a summer annual. Stems are succulent, smooth, reddish, branched, and the plant forms a mat in lawns. Leaves alternate or clustered, are juicy, smooth, and thick. Flowers are small and yellow. It is drought resistant and is difficult to control using herbicide without damaging the lawn.