Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK | |
Oklahoma Alfalfa |
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Red Horned Poppy |
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COMMON NAME: | Red Horned Poppy |
SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Glausium carniculatum |
TYPE: | Winter Cool-season Broadleaf Weed |
DESCRIPTION | |
Germination: | September-October. |
Reproduction: | By seed from May-July. |
Stems: | Branched, short hair. |
Leaves: | Deeply lobed, feather shaped lower, sessile upper, short grayish hair. |
Flowers/ Inflorescence: |
Solitary, terminal, 2 sepals, 4 red to yellow petals |
Fruit: | Long 2-celled capsule, many black seed/fruit. |
FOUND: |
Primarily in western counties. |
CONTROL: |
Medium competitiveness, Control in seedling stands with fall applications of BUTYRAC 200, and fair control in established stands with VELPAR. |
In Alfalfa | Plant |
Leaf | Plant | Seed Head |
Additional Red Horned Poppy Images |
Jim Stritzke Former Alfalfa Weed Control Specialist Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Oklahoma State University |