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Perennial grassy weeds and grass-like weeds Flashcards

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Pearlwort

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Wild Garlic

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Paspalum

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Nimblewill

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Rush

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Orchardgrass

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Moss on putting green

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sedge

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Yep…It is………

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10
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Pearlwart details:

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  • Is a Dicot
  • Perennial
  • Small, round seedheads (pearl-like)
  • Flowers in April - September
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11
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Pearlwart has a boat shaped tip.

T or F

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False. it does not

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12
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When does Pearlwart flower?

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April - September

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13
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Can Pearlwart survive low mowing heights?

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Yes

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14
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is WIld Garlic an annual or perenial?

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Perenial

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15
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Wild garlic has bulbs….under ground or above ground?

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Both.

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16
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Wild Garlic turns brown in the summer.

True or False

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It stays green most of the year

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17
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Where would you most likely find wild garlic at your golf course?

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infrequently mowed areas

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18
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Dwarf Fountain Grass is a Perenial or Annual?

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Perenial

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19
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Is Dwarf Fountain Grass a creeper or bunch style?

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Bunch

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20
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How does Dwarf Fountain Grass grow in the summer compared to the desired turf on the course?

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grows faster

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21
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What is the only selective chemical available to use for Dwarf Fountain Grass?

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Drive

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22
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What might you see on the leaves of Paspalum?

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Hair

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23
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What’s another name for Paspalum?

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Dallas Grass

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24
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describe the seedhead of Paspalum….

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seeds are round and form in perfectly straight lines

25
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Paspalum is a C?

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C4

26
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Is Paspalum a perennial or annual?

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Perennial

27
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When does Paspalum begin to grow? How does it grow? seed? underground roots? Fairy Dust?

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May

underground root structures and seed

28
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What weed can have purple colored stem bases and hairy leaves?

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Paspalum

29
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Where would you normally find Nimblewill?

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In lawns or turfgrass stands

30
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What weed is commonly mistaken for Bentgrass?

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Nimblewill

31
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How does Nimblewill spread?

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Seed and Stolons

32
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describe Nimblewill’s root growth pattern…

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The roots form a dense mat with shallow roots in lawns

33
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What shape is Rush’s stem?

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Round

34
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Rush…..Perennial or Annual?

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Perennial

35
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What soil does Rush thrive in?

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Compacted soils

36
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WHat is the best way to eliminate Rush?

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remove it with a sod cutter

37
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How does Rush reproduce?

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Seed distribution

38
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Where will you typically find Rush?

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Compacted Soils, Cart Path ares

39
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Orchardgrass

Perennial or Annual?

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Perennial

40
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How does Orchardgrass grow, and how does it reproduce?

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Bunch type

produces seeds

41
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What type of roots does Orchardgrass have?

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Dense, Fibrous Roots

42
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Where can you find Orchardgras in the US?

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Everywhere but Florida

43
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What are the 2 types of Moss?

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  1. Silvery Thread Moss
  2. Lawn Moss
44
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How does Moss spread?

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Stolons and Airborne spores

45
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Moss roots form ______ that make it extremely hard to eradicate.

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Mats

46
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Moss doesnt have roots, it has ________.

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rhizoids

47
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what are the best chemicals to use to control Moss?

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  • Quicksilver
  • Mossbuster
48
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name 5 cultural methods to prevent moss?

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  1. Improve air flow and drainage
  2. water deep and infrequent
  3. do not scalp
  4. do not mow saturated greens
  5. physically remove the moss and re seed or sod.
49
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Yellow Nutsedge is native to…

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North America

50
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Purple Nutsedge is native to…

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India

51
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Kyllinga is native to ….

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Asia

52
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Kyllinga is a type of…

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Sedge

53
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All sedges go dormant in winter if it freezes.

T or F

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True

54
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Sedges grow in arrangements of how many?

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3’s

55
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Sedges thrive is sites that have….

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Full Sun

56
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How do Nut Sedges spread?

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Tubers and seed

57
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What weed smells sweet and attracts geese?

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Kyllinga

58
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what are the 4 categories for Weed Control and Herbicides?

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  1. Cultural - mowing, burning
  2. Chemical - Herbicide
  3. Genetic - Use cultivar that is bred for resistance to herbicide
  4. Biological - Release of insect that feed on the seeds of unwanted weeds (not common in turfgrass)

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