Other common names:
Cupid’s shaving-brush, Flora’s paint brush, Lilac tasselflower, Purple sow thistle, Red groundsel, Red tasselflower, Sow thistle.
Description:
- Family: Asteraceae
- Short-lived herbaceous weed
- Leaves are round/oval shape
- Can grow between 15 cm to 60 cm (80 cm) tall
- Pink or purple flower heads which are tubular narrow in shape and are topped with a tuft of whitish coloured hairs
- Flowers from Autumn to Spring
- Tap root.
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: Nil.
- Mechanical: Nil.
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