American Burnweed

Other Common Names: Redflower ragleaf, ebolo, gbolo, fireweed, hawksbeard velvetplant

Life Span: Summer annual (flowering and fruiting August–December)

generally grows from spring to fall in north and central Florida

beggar weed

1. Creeping beggarweed is a broadleaf perennial weed that reproduces by seeds and stolons.
2. Creeping beggarweed is a perennial

Black medic

an annual or short-lived perennial herbaceous plant

 Growth Rate Rapid germination Moderate-rapid during spring

Potential Size Height: 1 /2-2 ft. Spread: 1 /3 - 2 ft.

Leaves Pinnately compound leaf Three leaflets Ovate or obovate Cuneate base Margin lightly serrate at the tip

Flowers Yellow Small oblong heads of 10-30 Bloom Mar-August

broadleaf plantain

• perennial broadleaf
• prefers soil with a high pH

Lawn burweed

 This infamous small, spreading winter weed’s seeds generally germinate when temperatures begin to cool in the fall (late October-November

Carolina geranium Florida

Annual native wildflower that occurs in lawns

Flowers are small (about ¼ inch in diameter), five-petaled and may be pink or whitish

chickweed mouse ear

winter annual weed

crabgrass

There are five crabgrass species in Florida – India crabgrass, blanket crabgrass, southern crabgrass, tropical crabgrass, and smooth crabgrass.

Another reason is for St. Augustinegrass, there is not a selective postemergence herbicide that can be sprayed on it after it comes out of the ground

the best way to prevent or reduce crabgrass is to have healthy turf.

curly dock

perennial broadleaf weed that prefers seasonally moist areas

spotted spurge

Spotted spurge seems to naturally favor sandy soils

Annual

woodsorrel

Life Span: Cool-season (spring and fall) perennial that persists year-round in warmer climates.

thistle weed

There are at least nine different species of thistle in Florida which include tall thistle, Lecontes thistle, swamp thistle, Nutalls thistle, purple or yellow thistle, bull thistle, Virginia thistle.