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How to Manage Pests

UC Pest Management Guidelines


Alfalfa

Weed Photo Gallery,
with common and scientific names
in seedling alfalfa

(Reviewed 11/06, updated 11/06)

In this Guideline: More about weeds in alfalfa:

Common names link to pages with weed descriptions and photos, up to 100K, often showing several stages of development.

Common Name Scientific Name
barley, hare Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum
barnyardgrass Echinochloa crus-galli
bluegrass, annual Poa annua
brome, ripgut Bromus rigidus
burclover Medicago polymorpha
buttercup Ranunculus californicus
canarygrass, littleseed Phalaris minor
celery, wild Ciclospermum leptophyllum
chickweed, common Stellaria media
cocklebur, common Xanthium strumarium
dock, curly (seedling) Rumex cripus
dovefoot Geranium molle
fescue, rattail Vulpia myuros
fiddleneck Amsinckia intermedia
filarees Erodium spp.
foxtail, yellow Setaria pumila
goosegrass Eleusine indica
groundsel, common Senecio vulgaris
henbit Lamium amplexicaule
jimsonweed Datura stramonium
knotweeds Polygonum spp.
lambsquarters, common Chenopodium album
lettuce, prickly Lactuca serriola
mallow, little (cheeseweed) Malva parviflora
milkthistle Silybum marianum
miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata
mustard, black Brassica nigra
nettle, burning Urtica urens
nightshade. hairy Solanum sarrachoides
oat, wild Avena fatua
oxtongue, bristly Picris echioides
pigweed, redroot Amaranthus retroflexus
pineapple-weed Chamomilla suaveolens
punagrass Achnatherum brachychaetum
radish, wild Raphanus raphanistrum
redmaids (desert rockpurslane) Calandrinia ciliata
rocket, London Sisymbrium irio
rush, toad Juncus bufonius
ryegrass, Italian Lolium multiflorum
shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
smartweed, water Polygonum amphibium var. emersum
sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus
speedwell, thyme Veronica serpyllifolia
spurge, petty Euphorbia peplus
spurry, corn Spergula arvensis
starthistle, yellow Centaurea solstitialis
sunflower, yellow Helianthus annuus
swinecress Coronopus spp.
wheat, volunteer Triticum aestivum
willowherb, tall annual (panicle-leaf) Epilobium brachycarpum

PUBLICATION

[UC Peer Reviewed]

UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines: Alfalfa
UC ANR Publication 3430
Weeds in Seedling Alfalfa
W. M. Canevari, UC Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin County

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