Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
07 / 07 / 2017
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Season Photo Was Taken
Summer
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Region Photo Was Taken
Southeast
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City
Kennesaw
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State
Georgia
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Posted by
izzygould@comcast.net
Notes:
Hi I posted a picture earlier but it wasn’t a good enough picture for you to identify the week. I was wondering what can I do to kill this in my grass.
Comments
laura735 Master Identifier says:
Thank you Izzy for sharing of your experiences with weed killers on this plant. It’s good to know, it will help others to save time and money in combating this insidious weed. Best wishes! Laura
August 9th, 2017 at 3:41am
Izzy Leaf Lover says:
Hi I reasearched the sites that were recommended above to kill this weed and they all indicate it’s tough to do. I tried 3 weed killers: image, weed be gone and roundup. The roundup weed killer (not the total killer) worked. The others had no effect. Thought I’d share.
August 5th, 2017 at 11:30am
laura735 Master Identifier says:
Link to eradicate creeping spurge/prostrate spurge in lawn. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7445.html
July 24th, 2017 at 12:42am
laura735 Master Identifier says:
Maybe the Euphorbia sepens (?) In the top photo there are few small white flowers that look similar to E. serpens. According to sources this species is called Matted Sandmatt, Creeping spurge and also shares the common name ‘Prostrate spurge’ with E. prostrata. Click on images from the link below to enlarge. Best wishes! http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=31849
July 24th, 2017 at 12:57am
Bobby Master Identifier says:
Wow! Good shots showing a seed pod or bud plus secondary leaf shapes that have me confused! No problem, I’m accustomed to the condition. Anyway, pinch the stem of the mystery plant and check for a milky sap. That would be common among spurges. Compare to prostrate spurge here: https://courses.missouristate.edu/pbtrewatha/prostrate_spurge.htm
July 23rd, 2017 at 9:13pm