Healthy Lawns—Manage Pests, Weed Key, From leaves and sheath sometimes hairy but mostly smooth or with fine hairs

The UC Guide to Healthy Lawns

From "leaves and sheath sometimes hairy but mostly smooth or with fine hairs"

Select the illustration that best matches your weed sample.

Ligule toothed, 1/25 to 1/5 inch (1 - 5 mm) long

Ligule rounded and somewhat wavy, 1/25 to 1/12 inch (1 - 2 mm) long

Ligule rounded or with a blunt tip, 1/12 to 1/3 inch (2 - 8 mm) long

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How to Manage Pests

The UC Guide to Healthy Lawns

From "leaves and sheath sometimes hairy but mostly smooth or with fine hairs"