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Annual Bluegrass

Type: Grass
Life Cycle: Annual, perennial
Growth Habit: Clump, dense patches
Leaf Color: Light green
Reproduces by: Seed
Appearance: Typically grows in clumps or bunches. The stem can grow up to 8 inches high. It has slightly flattened. This is not to be confused with perennial bluegrass which is more desirable.

Barnyardgrass

Type: Grass
Life Cycle: Summer Annual
Growth Habit: Bunch-Type to Slightly Spreading
Leaf Color: Medium Green
Reproduces by: Seed
Appearance: This sparse, spread out grass, has a flat leaf that has a bluish-purplish tint to it. It can grow up to 4 feet tall if not mowed! It is also a “nutrient drain” in your yard, pulling the nutrients away from the good grass.

Bermudagrass

Type: Grass
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Low spreading
Leaf Color: Medium to dark green
Reproduces by: Seed, rhizomes, stolons
Appearance: This is a low, dense spreading grass. It is often used in sports fields where it is very hardy and can quickly recover from damage. It can be a difficult weed to remove because even though the tops of the plants only grow a few inches high, the roots can go down over 6 feet!

Black Medic

Type: Grass
Life Cycle: Summer Annual
Growth Habit: Bunch-Type to Slightly Spreading
Leaf Color: Medium Green
Reproduces by: Seed
Appearance: Looks very similar to and is often confused with clover, however the flowers are yellow rather than pink or purple. It is considered a noxious weed.

Broadleaf Plantain

Type: Broadleaf
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Bunch-Type
Leaf Color: Light Green
Reproduces by: Seed

Buckhorn

Type of Plant: Broadleaf
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Bunch-Type
Leaf Color: Dark Green
Reproduces by: Seed, Rootstock

Chickweed

Type of Plant: Broadleaf
Life Cycle: Winter Annual
Growth Habit: Spreading
Leaf Color: Light Green
Reproduces by: Seed

Cinquefoil

Type: Broadleaf
Life Cycle: Summer perennial
Growth Habit: Low growing, spreading
Leaf Color: Medium green
Reproduces by: Seed

Clover

Type: Broadleaf
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Erect, dense patches
Leaf Color: Dark Green
Reproduces by: Stolons, above ground

Crabgrass

Type of Plant: Grass
Life Cycle: Summer Annual
Growth Habit: Flat, Spreading
Leaf Color: Light Green
Reproduces by: Seed

Dallisgrass

Type: Grass
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Flat fan, clump
Leaf Color: Medium green
Reproduces by: Rhizomes, seed

Dandelion

Type of Plant: Broadleaf
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Bunch-Type
Leaf Color: Dark Green
Reproduces by: Seed, Rootstock

Foxtail

Type of Plant: Grass
Life Cycle: Summer Annual
Growth Habit: Erect, Clump
Leaf Color: Light Green
Reproduces by: Seed

Goosegrass

Type: Grass
Life Cycle: Summer Annual
Growth Habit: Flat, Clump
Leaf Color: Medium Green (Silver Center)
Reproduces by: Seed

Ground Ivy

Type: Broadleaf
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Spreading
Leaf Color: Dark Green
Reproduces by: Seed, Rhizomes, Above Ground Runners

Henbit

Type: Broadleaf
Life Cycle: Winter Annual
Growth Habit: Slightly Spreading
Leaf Color: Dark Green
Reproduces by: Seed

Johnson Grass

Type: Grass
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Erect
Leaf Color: Light Green
Reproduces by: Seed, Roots

Knotweed

Type: Broadleaf
Life Cycle: Summer Annual
Growth Habit: Spreading
Leaf Color: Dark Green
Reproduces by: Seed

Nimblewill

Type: Grass
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Low growing patches
Leaf Color: White-green
Reproduces by: Stolons

Nutsedge

Type: Sedge
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Erect
Leaf Color: Yellow-green
Reproduces by: Rhizomes, Tubers

Orchard Grass

Type: Grass
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Erect, clump
Leaf Color: Blue-green
Reproduces by: Seed

Oxalis

Type: Broadleaf
Life Cycle: Summer Annual
Growth Habit: Erect
Leaf Color: Light Green
Reproduces by: Seed

Purslane

Type: Broadleaf
Life Cycle: Annual
Growth Habit: Slightly Spreading
Leaf Color: Medium Green, Leaves THick and Very Fleshy
Reproduces by: Seed