

When it first appears, the leaf blades angle out from the stem. Life cycle: Annual or perennial, depending on the species.Īppearance: The leaf blades are a quarter inch wide and about the thickness of a pencil. Tiny white to pale pink flowers cluster into egg-shaped flower heads. Each leaflet is up to 1/2 an inch long, nearly hairless, and may have a whitish crescent in the center. Leaves alternate with one another and consist of three leaflets. Life cycle: Winter annual, germinates primarily in the fall but also year-round.Īppearance: Stems creep along the ground and can grow to between 4 and 12 inches long.


The stems trail along the ground and growing ends may be upright and grow up to 8" tall. It has tiny white flowers that are about 1/4" in diameter. Want Great Green Grass? Get started today.Īppearance: Leaves are smooth and oval with a point at the tip.Life Cycle: Winter annual, but it can be a summer annual as well in warmer climates. Flowers are small and greenish-white on short branches. Mature catchweed has stems up to 6 feet long and form dense and tangled mats over vegetation. They are usually small and grow horizontal in circular mats.Īppearance: The seed leaves are oblong to egg-shaped with slightly notched tips, lacking hairs, and range from 1/2 to 1 inch. Life Cycle: Winter annual, but can also be a summer annual.Īppearance: Leaf surfaces are dull green and smooth with pale undersides and are pinkish brown in color toward the base. Their leaves are also hairy on top and bottom and divided into five segments. The stems are greenish-pink in color and hairy. The flowering stalk ends with a spike head containing seeds that can be 2 to 6 inches in length.Īppearance: Identified by its elongated stems growing vertically and branching near the base. The smooth, oval leaf blades are 2 to 6 inches in length. Appearance: When plantains infest turf, they grow in dense clumps.
