Perennial grassy weeds and grass-like weeds

Question 1

Answer 1

Pearlwort

Question 2

Answer 2

Wild Garlic

Question 3

Answer 3

Paspalum

Question 4

Answer 4

Nimblewill

Question 5

Answer 5

Rush

Question 6

Answer 6

Orchardgrass

Question 7

Answer 7

Moss on putting green

Question 8

Answer 8

sedge

Question 9

Answer 9

Yep…It is………

Question 10

Pearlwart details:

Answer 10

• Is a Dicot
• Perennial
• Small, round seedheads (pearl-like)
• Flowers in April - September

Question 11

Pearlwart has a boat shaped tip.

T or F

Answer 11

False. it does not

Question 12

When does Pearlwart flower?

Answer 12

April - September

Question 13

Can Pearlwart survive low mowing heights?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

is WIld Garlic an annual or perenial?

Answer 14

Perenial

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Both.

Question 16

Wild Garlic turns brown in the summer.

True or False

Answer 16

It stays green most of the year

Question 17

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

Answer 17

infrequently mowed areas

Question 18

Dwarf Fountain Grass is a Perenial or Annual?

Answer 18

Perenial

Question 19

Is Dwarf Fountain Grass a creeper or bunch style?

Answer 19

Bunch

Question 20

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

Answer 20

grows faster

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Drive

Question 22

What might you see on the leaves of Paspalum?

Answer 22

Hair

Question 23

What’s another name for Paspalum?

Answer 23

Dallas Grass

Question 24

describe the seedhead of Paspalum….

Answer 24

seeds are round and form in perfectly straight lines

Question 25

Paspalum is a C?

Answer 25

C4

Question 26

Is Paspalum a perennial or annual?

Answer 26

Perennial

Question 27

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

Answer 27

May underground root structures and seed

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Paspalum

Question 29

Where would you normally find Nimblewill?

Answer 29

In lawns or turfgrass stands

Question 30

What weed is commonly mistaken for Bentgrass?

Answer 30

Nimblewill

Question 31

How does Nimblewill spread?

Answer 31

Seed and Stolons

Question 32

describe Nimblewill's root growth pattern...

Answer 32

The roots form a dense mat with shallow roots in lawns

Question 33

What shape is Rush's stem?

Answer 33

Round

Question 34

Rush.....Perennial or Annual?

Answer 34

Perennial

Question 35

What soil does Rush thrive in?

Answer 35

Compacted soils

Question 36

WHat is the best way to eliminate Rush?

Answer 36

remove it with a sod cutter

Question 37

How does Rush reproduce?

Answer 37

Seed distribution

Question 38

Where will you typically find Rush?

Answer 38

Compacted Soils, Cart Path ares

Question 39

Orchardgrass Perennial or Annual?

Answer 39

Perennial

Question 40

How does Orchardgrass grow, and how does it reproduce?

Answer 40

Bunch type produces seeds

Question 41

What type of roots does Orchardgrass have?

Answer 41

Dense, Fibrous Roots

Question 42

Where can you find Orchardgras in the US?

Answer 42

Everywhere but Florida

Question 43

What are the 2 types of Moss?

Answer 43

1. Silvery Thread Moss 2. Lawn Moss

Question 44

How does Moss spread?

Answer 44

Stolons and Airborne spores

Question 45

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

Answer 45

Mats

Question 46

Moss doesnt have roots, it has \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 46

rhizoids

Question 47

what are the best chemicals to use to control Moss?

Answer 47

* Quicksilver * Mossbuster

Question 48

name 5 cultural methods to prevent moss?

Answer 48

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.

Question 49

Yellow Nutsedge is native to...

Answer 49

North America

Question 50

Purple Nutsedge is native to...

Answer 50

India

Question 51

Kyllinga is native to ....

Answer 51

Asia

Question 52

Kyllinga is a type of...

Answer 52

Sedge

Question 53

All sedges go dormant in winter if it freezes. T or F

Answer 53

True

Question 54

Sedges grow in arrangements of how many?

Answer 54

3's

Question 55

Sedges thrive is sites that have....

Answer 55

Full Sun

Question 56

How do Nut Sedges spread?

Answer 56

Tubers and seed

Question 57

What weed smells sweet and attracts geese?

Answer 57

Kyllinga

Question 58

what are the 4 categories for Weed Control and Herbicides?

Answer 58

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)