Common Name(s): | Annual sumpweed, Sumpweed, Rough sumpweed, Marsh-elder |
Scientific Name: | Iva annua |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Growth Traits: | Native, annual, warm season |
Description: Its leaves are serrate and have three nerves. Growing in moist soil areas, it stands about 1.5 to 6.5 feet tall and is a cause of allergies. It can be identified by its rough, hairy leaves. Seeds provide food for bobwhite quail and other birds. |
Chemical Control Options: 2,4-D or 2,4-D with dicamba. |
Mechanical Control Options: Cutting can be effective. |
Biological Control Options: There is not a good biological control option. |