Polygonum persicaria
Synonyms
Jesusplant, Redshank
ID Characteristics
Life cycle: Summer annual
Growth Habit: Prostrate to erect
Propagation: Seed and stolons
Leaf Margin: Entire
Leaf Hairs: Slight upper leaf pubescence
Leaf Structure: Lanceolate to egg-shaped
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Root Type: Fibrous from shallow taproot
Flower Color: Pink
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Similar Species
- Smartweed, Pennsylvania Polygonum pensylvanicum
Herbicidal Control Options
- Preemergence: Isoxaben, Mesotrione
- Post Emergence: 2, 4-D, Chlorsulfuron, Dicamba, Florasulam, Fluroxypyr, Imazaquin, Mesotrione, MCPA
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