www.sare.org publications manage-weeds-on-your-farm yellow-woodsorrel Yellow Woodsorrel Oxalis stricta L. Identification of Yellow Woodsorrel Other common names: common yellow woodsorrel, common yellow oxalis, lady’s sorrel, lemon clover, sheep’s clover, sheep sorrel, sheep sour, sourgrass, tall wood sorrel, toad sorrel, upright wood sorrel Family: Woodsorrel family, Oxalidaceae Habit: Short, much branched perennial herb, commonly behaving as an annual in agricultural fields Description: Cotyledons […]
www.sare.org publications manage-weeds-on-your-farm yellow-nutsedge Yellow Nutsedge Other common names: chufa, rush nut, yellow nut grass, northern nutgrass, coco, coco sedge, edible galingale Cyperus esculentus L. Identification of Yellow Nutsedge Family: Sedge family, Cyperaceae Habit: Grass-like perennial, spreading by rhizomes and tubers Description: Seedlings have very similar aboveground characteristics to the more commonly occurring vegetative shoots. Newly emerging vegetative shoots have three […]
www.sare.org publications manage-weeds-on-your-farm witchgrass Witchgrass Other common names: old witch grass, tickle grass, witches’ hair, tumble weed grass, fool hay Panicum capillare L. Identification of Witchgrass Family: Grass family, Poaceae Habit: Sprawling summer annual grass Description: Seedlings are upright. The seed leaf is lanceolate, parallel to the ground and up to 0.5 inch long by 0.13 inch wide. Subsequent leaves […]
www.sare.org publications manage-weeds-on-your-farm wild-radish Wild Radish Other common names: charlock, jointed radish, wild turnip, jointed charlock, white charlock, wild kale, cadlock, runch, jointed wild radish Raphanus raphanistrum L. Identification of Wild Radish Family: Mustard family, Brassicaceae Habit: Winter or summer annual herb bolting from a rosette Description: Seedling stems below cotyledons are purple and have stiff hairs. Cotyledon blades are hairless, […]
www.sare.org publications manage-weeds-on-your-farm wild-proso-millet Wild-Proso Millet Other common names: proso millet, proso, millet, hog millet, broom corn millet, broom corn, panic millet Panicum miliaceum L. Identification of Wild-Proso Millet Family: Grass family, Poaceae Habit: Tall, upright annual grass Description: Seedlings are upright. The leaves are rolled in the bud, lack auricles and are densely covered in short, stiff hairs. The ligule […]
www.sare.org publications manage-weeds-on-your-farm wild-oat Wild Oat Other common names: wheat oats, oat grass, flax grass, poor oats, drake, haver corn, hever, black oats, oats Avena fatua L. Identification of Wild Oat Family: Grass family, Poaceae Habit: Summer annual grass in most of its range; winter annual in California Description: The seed leaf is oriented vertically and round tipped. True leaves are […]
www.sare.org publications manage-weeds-on-your-farm wild-mustard Wild Mustard Other common names: charlock, field mustard, field kale, kedlock, common mustard, crunchweed, kraut weed, water cress, yellow flower, herrick, yellow mustard Sinapis arvensis L. = Brassica kaber (DC.) L.C. Wheeler Identification of Wild Mustard Family: Mustard family, Brassicaceae Habit: Highly branched, summer annual herb Description: Seedlings have cotyledons that are kidney or heart shaped to […]
www.sare.org publications manage-weeds-on-your-farm wild-garlic Wild Garlic Other common names: field garlic, wild onion, crow garlic, scallions, ramp Allium vineale L. Identification of Wild Garlic Family: Lily family, Liliaceae Habit: Perennial grass-like herb arising from a bulb Description: Seedling leaves are slender, hollow, upright, hairless, round and grass-like in appearance. Seedlings smell of garlic or onion when crushed. Mature plant leaves are […]
www.sare.org publications manage-weeds-on-your-farm wild-buckwheat Wild Buckwheat Other common names: black bindweed, knot bindweed, bear bind, ivy bindweed, climbing bindweed, corn bind, climbing buckwheat, dullseed corn bind, climbing knotweed, devil’s bindweed, blackbird bindweed Polygonum convolvulus L. = Fallopia convolvulus (L.) Á. Löve Identification of Wild Buckwheat Family: Buckwheat family, Polygonaceae Habit: Twining summer annual herb Description: Seedlings have two elongate, oval cotyledons […]
www.sare.org publications manage-weeds-on-your-farm waterhemp Waterhemp Other common names: common waterhemp, tall waterhemp Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer Amaranthus rudis Sauer Identification of Waterhemp Family: Pigweed family, Amaranthaceae Habit: Tall, upright, summer annual herb Taxonomic note: Many sources separate common waterhemp (Amaranthus rudis) from tall waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus), but recent authorities have considered the two as a single species. Though probably not […]