Doveweed
Scientific Name: Murdannia nudiflora
Weed Family: Commelinaceae
Description
Summer annual with fleshy, creeping stems, rooting at nodes. Leaves fleshy, alternate, and narrowly lanced shaped. Leaf sheaths short with soft hairs on upper margins. Flowers in somewhat open clusters, blue to purple. Flowers summer until frost. Occurs in turf areas and most moist woods. Propagation: Seed and stem fragments.
Herbicide Use
Make a pre-emergence herbicide application prior to the seed germination. For post-emergent control use a product containing MSMA.
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