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How to Manage Pests

UC Pest Management Guidelines


Turfgrass

Weed Photo Gallery,
with common and scientific names

(Reviewed 6/03, updated 6/03)

In this Guideline: More about weeds in turfgrass:

Common names link to pages with weed descriptions and photos, up to 100K, often showing several stages of development.

Common NameScientific Name
barnyardgrass Echinochloa crus-galli
bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon
bluegrass, annual Poa annua
burclover, California Medicago polymorpha
catsear, common Hypochaeris radicata
chickweed, common Stellaria media
chickweed, mouseear Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare
clover, white Trifolium repens
crabgrass, large Digitaria sanguinalis
crabgrass, smooth Digitaria ischaemum
cudweed Gnaphalium stramineum
daisy, English Bellis perennis
dallisgrass Paspalum dilatatum
dandelion Taraxacum officinale
filarees Erodium spp.
foxtail, yellow Setaria pumila
geranium, cutleaf Geranium dissectum
goosegrass Eleusine indica
healall (selfheal) Prunella vulgaris
henbit Lamium amplexicaule
kikuyugrass Pennisetum clandestinum
knotgrass Paspalum distichum
knotweed, prostrate Polygonum aviculare
kyllinga, green Kyllinga brevifolia
mallow, little (cheeseweed)   Malva parviflora
medic, black Medicago lupulina
nutsedge, purple Cyperus rotundus
nutsedge, yellow Cyperus esculentus
pearlwort, birdseye Sagina procumbens
pimpernel, scarlet Anagallis arvensis
plantain, broadleaf Plantago major
plantain, buckhorn Plantago lanceolata
purslane, common Portulaca oleracea
ryegrass, Italian Lolium multiflorum
smutgrass Sporabolis indicus
soliva (spurweed) Soliva sessilis
sorrel, red Rumex acetosella
speedwell, Persian Veronica persica
spurge, spotted Chamaesyce maculata
swinecress, lesser Coronopus didymus
velvetgrass, German Holcus mollis
woodsorrel, creeping Oxalis corniculata
yarrow, common Achillea millefolium

PUBLICATION

[UC Peer Reviewed]

UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Turfgrass
UC ANR Publication 3365-T
Weeds
C. L. Elmore, Vegetable Crops/Weed Science, UC Davis
C. A. Wilen, UC IPM Program, UC Cooperative Extension, San Diego Co.
D. W. Cudney, Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside
V. A. Gibeault, Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside
M. A. Harivandi, UC Cooperative Extension, Alameda Co.

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