Weeds Local to Southern Mississippi

Weed Identification
Michigan State Weed Identifier
U. California Weed ID
LSU AgCenter		Very good pictures of immature weeds
Clemson Coop Extension
Preen: MS

Monocots		One “seed leaf” or monocotyledon (\ˌkä-tə-ˈlē-dən\)
Annual Bluegrass	Annual	Prolific seeder. Complete eradication not possible.
Bermuda Grass	Perennial	Allelopathic–contains a chemical that hurts other plants. Hybrid form is often used for heavily used lawns.
Cogongrass	P, Spring	Seventh worst weed in the world.
Crabgrass	A, Summer	Seeds itself every year.
Dallis grass	P	V-shaped seedhead
Goose Grass	A, Summer
Smilax	P, Spring	A vining shrub with nasty thorns and thick rhizome roots. New growth tips are edible.
Spiderwort	A, Spr-Sum	Lovely wildflower.
Torpedo Grass	P, Warm	Loves wet areas with lots of sun; use double-glove Roundup technique around garden plants and shrubs.
Wild Garlic	P Winter	Round stem. Edible (if it smells like onion or garlic) Otherwise beware! Makes cow’s milk taste unpleasant when foraged. Youtube on difference between wild onion and wild garlic.

Sedges		In general, sedges have stems with triangular cross-sections
Nutsedge	P; Warm	Spread by deep tubers, rhizomes and seeds. Difficult to eradicate because of these.

Dicots		Two “seed leaves” or dicotyledons
Bindweed	P	Foliage is arrow shaped with morning-glory type flowers. Deep-rooted and difficult to eradicate. Use pieces of bindweed as ties in place of twine when tying and staking plants.
Black Medic	A, P	small cloverlike leaves with tiny yellow flowers
Burweed, Lawn Burweed	A, Winter	Painful burrs stick to feet and clothing.
Carolina Geranium	Spring, W, A, B	Cutleaf geranium
Catchweed Bedstraw	Spring, W, A	Sticky feeling when touched. Also called stickywilly. Galium aparine L.
Chamberbitter	A, Summer	Aka mimosa weed
Chickweed	A	An edible green (one gardener tosses its leaves with honey and lemon juice in salads
Creeping Charlie	P	Ground Ivy. Evergreen creeper on rhizomes. Sometimes used as a groundcover.
Dandelion	A	Leaves are used to add flavor to salads, sandwiches, and teas.
Dewberries	P	Thorny trailing vine with taproots. Rain dilutes flavor of berries.
Dichondra	P	Small roundish leaves with off-center stems.
Dollarweed	P	Aka Pennywort; supposed to be warm-season! Stem connects In the center of the leaf.
Florida Betony	P Winter	Aka Rattlesnake weed because of the rattle-like tuberous root
Fleabane	A or B, Sum.	Flowers look like small, 10-20 multibranced dandelions
Henbit	A or B, Winter	Pretty purple, small orchid-looking flower
Oxalis(Wood Sorrel)	P	Usually pink or yellow with shamrock-looking leaf
Peppervine	P	Woody deciduous vine
Plantain	P	Veins run parallel to leaf edges. Poultice-relieves itching and redness.
Prostrate Spurge	A, Summer	Matted. Loves dry, sunny curb edges.
Purple Vetch	A, Winter	Vining fine leaved weed, sprouting right now.
Purslane	Summer	Eminently edible. Prostrate, fleshy, shiny flat leaves. Part of the Portulaca family.
Ragweed	A, Summer	Primary cause of hay fever–not goldenrod which blooms at the same time
Smellmelon	A	Sprawling vine with yellow flowers resembling other melon vines.
Sow Thistle	P	Multiple yellow flowers
Stinging Nettle	P	Nutritional and medicinal value when cooked or made into a tea; causes skin irritation when handled
Swinecress	A or B, S or W	Skunklike odor in lesser swinecress
Virginia Buttonweed	P	Difficult to control because of deep rhizomes, prolific seeding. atlike coverage. Particularly bad in lawns this year(2014)
Virginia Creeper	P	High climbing vine; 5 leaves; remove from trees; irritant to some people.
White Clover	P	Legume of the bean family (therefore it sets nitrogen in the soil).
Wild Carrot	B	Aka Queen Anne’s Lace. Parsley family

Labels

Fertilome WeedFree Zone
RoundUp MSDS		Material Safety Data Sheet
RoundUp Label
Preen Weed Preventer		Be careful–there are different formulations for vegetable gardens–or not.

MSUCares
Weeds in Mississippi
An Easy, Effective Way to		Control Perennial Woody Weeds in Home Landscapes (Using Roundup and a Florists Tube)
Nonchemical Weed Control		for Homeowners
Weed-Control Calendar for		Warm-Season TurfGrasses
Weed Control Guidelines		for Mississippi–2014
IPAMS		Invasive Plant Atlas of the Mid-South

Organic Control
Torching weeds
Other Solutions