Other common names:
Farmer's friend, beggar's tick, bur marigold, common beggar-ticks.
Description:
- Family: Asteraceae
- Erect annual which can grow up to 1.8m tall – spreads by seed
- Yellow daisy on branched stems which flower year round
- Fibrous roots
- Long brown seeds, each with two barbed spines. Reproduces by seeds which are easily attached to clothes, pets etc. Seeds germinate in warmer weather after rain.
- Dark green leaves with toothed margins
- Prefers loam to clay loam soils
- Problem in un-mown lawns.
Susceptible Turf:
Warm-and cool-season turfgrasses.
Control options:
- Pesticides: See available tabs below for registered products. Use as per label instructions.
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Use a combination of approaches listed on this page.
- Cultural: Physical removal of the plant (preferably) before seeding.
- Mechanical: Nil.
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