buttonweed, Virginia
| COMMON NAME: | Buttonweed, Virginia | |
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| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Dioda virginiana | |
| FAMILY: | Rubiaceae | |
| LIFECYCLE: | Perennial | |
| FEATURES: | Opposite leaves with pointed notch between leaves. White flowers with four points. Seed pods (buttons) form in axils of leaves, barrel-shaped. Forms rhizomes and stolons. Forms underground closed flowers that self pollenate. |
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| DESCRIPTION: | Tough to control perennial weed in turfgrass and other environments. Difficult to control due to extensive rhizome system and production of seed underground. Can become chlorotic in appearance due to a common virus. |
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