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Guide > Manage Pests > Weeds
by Scientific Name
How to Manage Pests
The UC Guide to Healthy Lawns
Weeds
in turfgrass - Listed by scientific name
Find out more about weeds that occur in turfgrass.
See also, Weeds in turfgrass listed by
Common name | Family
name
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Broadleaves | Grasses and sedges
| Broadleaves |
| Scientific name |
Common name |
| Achillea millefolium |
Yarrow, common |
| Amaranthus deflexus |
Amaranth, low |
| Anagallis arvensis |
Pimpernel, scarlet |
| Bellis perennis |
Daisy, English |
| Cerastium fontanum
ssp. vulgare |
Chickweed, mouseear |
Chamaesyce maculata |
Spurge, spotted |
| Chamaesyce serpens |
Spurge, creeping |
| Convolvulus arvensis |
Bindweed, field |
| Coronopus didymus |
Swinecress (wartcress) |
| Cotula australis |
Brassbuttons, Southern |
| Dichondra repens |
Dichondra |
| Erodium moschatum |
Filaree, whitestem |
| Geranium dissectum |
Geranium, cutleaf |
| Gnaphalium purpureum |
Cudweed, purple |
| Hydrocotyle sp. |
Pennywort |
Hypochaeris radicata
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Catsear, spotted |
| Lactuca serriola |
Lettuce, prickly |
| Lamium amplexicaule |
Henbit |
| Malva parviflora |
Mallow, little |
| Medicago lupulina |
Medic, black |
| Medicago polymorpha |
Burclover, California |
| Modiola caroliniana |
Mallow, bristly |
| Oxalis corniculata |
Woodsorrel, creeping |
| Picris echioides |
Oxtongue, bristly |
| Plantago lanceolata |
Plantain, buckhorn |
| Plantago major |
Plantain, broadleaf |
| Polygonum arenastrum |
Knotweed, common |
| Portulaca oleracea |
Purslane, common |
| Prunella vulgaris |
Healall (selfheal) |
| Rumex acetosella |
Sorrel, red |
| Rumex crispus |
Dock, curly |
| Sagina procumbens |
Pearlwort, birdseye |
| Sherardia arvensis |
Madder, field |
Soliva sessilis
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Burweed, lawn (spurweed) |
| Stellaria media |
Chickweed, common |
| Taraxacum officinale |
Dandelion |
| Trifolium repens |
Clover, white |
| Veronica persica |
Speedwell, birdseye (Persian speedwell) |
*For identifying turfgrass species, use the turfgrass
key.
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