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Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK |
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Oklahoma Alfalfa |
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Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK |
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Oklahoma Alfalfa |
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Pepperweeds |
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| COMMON NAME: | Greenflower Pepperweed and Veiny Pepperweed |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Lepidium densiflorus and L. oblongum, respectively. |
| TYPE: | Winter Annual Cool-season Broadleaf Weed |
| DESCRIPTION | |
| Germination: | From September though March. |
| Reproduction: | By seed in May-August. |
| Stems: | Much branched. |
| Leaves: | Greenflower leaves lanceolate to linear, coarsely toothed, without petioles, stems without hairs. Veiny leaves with spreading hairs, lower leaves often finely divided. |
| Flowers/ Inflorescence: |
Racemes, small greenish, without petals, 4 sepals. |
| Fruit: | Nearly circular, flat, notched at top, 2 seeds per fruit. |
FOUND: |
Greenflower statewide and veiny in northwest counties, in newly planted fall and in thinning stands.. |
CONTROL: |
Medium competitors in new stands and low in established. Control with fall application of BUTYRAC 200 in fall planted, and January-February application of SINBAR or VELPAR will control in thinning stands. |
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Pepperweed Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. |
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| In Alfalfa | Plant | Leaf |  Plant |
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| Additional Greenflower Pepperweed Images | ||||
| Jim Stritzke Former Alfalfa Weed Control Specialist Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Oklahoma State University |
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