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Broadleaf Weeds - Range & Pasture - Bitterweed

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Glyphosate-isopropylamine salt 41%
Annual and Perennial weeds and Brush
Residential areas, Parks and Recreational Areas
Contains a Surfactant to Increase Effectiveness
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Yes, when used as directed by label.
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BES-TEX Weed ID Guide · Broadleaf Weeds

Bitterweed

Also called Bitter Sneezeweed · Helenium amarum

Winter annual Broadleaf

Common Name

Bitterweed, Bitter Sneezeweed

Latin Name

Helenium amarum

Family

Asteraceae

Life Cycle / Type

Winter annual · Broadleaf

What Is It?

Bitterweed is a winter annual broadleaf weed with fine, narrow leaves and small yellow daisy-like flowers. It commonly appears in thin turf, pastures, roadsides, and unmanaged areas and is well known in Texas for its toxicity to livestock.

Bitterweed plant
Photo: organicplantcarellc.com.

Soil Temperature & Germination

Bitterweed germinates as soils cool in the fall.

Below 55°F

Germination begins

Cool winter soils

Continued establishment

Decision Question

Is the weed visible above the soil right now?

YES

It is already up.

Post-Emergent Herbicide BMP

NO

It has not emerged.

Pre-Emergent Herbicide BMP

Why This Weed Comes Back

Missed fall pre-emergent timing

Bare or disturbed soil

Thin or stressed turf

Learn the Basics

A healthy, thick lawn is the best defense against weeds.

Lawn Care 101 BMP
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