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Carpetweed
Mollugo verticillata L.
Aizoaceae
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Mollugo verticillata L.; Carpetweed: (Bayer Code: MOLVE; US Code MOVE)
· A low-growing, mat-forming annual weed in the Carpetweed Family (Aizoaceae)
· Grows 2-3 inches tall, but can spread 1-2 feet diameter per plant in good soil with adequate moisture
· Forms little rosettes of narrow, elongated leaves that can quickly cover cultivated soil
· Each new node can form new rosette which will root into soil
· Common in early planted agronomic and vegetable crops, gardens and thin turf lawns
· Control: pre-emergent herbicides, cultivation, shading
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Updated 15 January 2019