Kochia scoparia
Synonyms
Belevedere, Mexican fireweed, Mock-cypress
Life cycle: Summer annual
Growth Habit: Erect and heavily branched
Propagation: Seed
Leaf Margin: Entire, hairy
Leaf Hairs: Upper and lower surface
Leaf Structure: Elliptic to oblong
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Root Type: Branched taproot
Flower Color: Green
Multimedia
Similar Species
- Lambsquarter Chenopodium album
- Pigweed, Redroot Amaranthus retroflexus
Herbicidal Control Options
- Preemergence: Isoxaben, Mesotrione, Pendimethalin, Prodiamine,
- Post Emergence: 2, 4-D, Atrazine, Bentazon, Bromoxynil, Carfentrazone, Clopyralid, Dicamba, Fluroxypyr, Halosulfuron, Imazaquin, Mesotrione, Metribuzin, Quinclorac, Sulfentrazone
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