Panicum dichotomiflorum
Synonyms
Smooth Witchgrass,Sprouting Crab-grass, Western Witchgrass
ID Characteristics
Life cycle: Summer annual
Growth Habit: Bunch type
Propagation: Seed
Ligule: Fringe of hairs
Auricles: Absent
Vernation: Rolled
Collar: Densely hairy
Root Type: Fibrous
Seedhead Color: Straw-colored to purple-tinged
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Similar Species
- Foxtail, Giant Setaria faberi
- Foxtail, Green Setaria viridis
- Foxtail, Yellow Setaria glauca
- Johnsongrass Sorghum halepense
- Witchgrass Panicum capillare
Herbicidal Control Options
- Preemergence: Bensulide, DCPA, Oxadiazon, Pendimethalin, Prodiamine
- Post Emergence: Fenoxaprop, Topramezone
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