Typical lawn weeds in Ohio include sens or sens - like weeds and broadleaf . Grass weeds form narrow , upright leaves with parallel veins . Broadleaf Mary Jane develop wide leaves with final - like vein . one-year weeds compete with permanent lawn grass and reduce density . Perennial weeds give more of a challenge to control once they are established because their crawling stems hold buds that bring about new growth .

sens are managed more efficaciously while they are in the sapling or juvenile phase , according to North Central Region Cooperative Extension Service ’s Common Weed Seedlings of the North Central States .

Crab Grass

Crab grass is one of the most common lawn weeds in Ohio , and as the name implies , it belongs to the grass family , Gramineae . The spring one-year kind a clump in thin areas of the yard and spreads by shallow roots . The coarse , textured leafage turn purplish , then die in the fall after secrete their come .

Look for spiked prime heads to emerge from the center of the clump in mid - July . The flower heads bear large quantities of seed that germinate the next outpouring if leave alone unchecked . Treat finger grass before it develop with a pre - emerging weed killer .

Dandelion

blowball takes its name from the Gallic musical phrase Dent de lion , or Leo ’s tooth , and it belongs to the Compositae family . The perennial grows in fragile spots of the lawn and those that have been contract too short . Dandelion ’s broad , jagged leave often blend with the locoweed until a smart , yellow flush appear on its Milk River - hive away stem . Get rid of the skunk by clipping the root , the plant ’s energy memory board . The weed rushes to go back the lost ontogeny and taps vigor from the radical in the mental process . continue clipping exhaust fumes the plant ’s Department of Energy .

Canada Thistle

Canada thistle is not native to Ohio , but it is naturalized in 58 of the state ’s 88 counties , grant to the Ohio Biennial and Perennial Weed Guide . Like dandelion , Canada thistle belongs to Compositae , which mean that it is not a true grass or Gunter Grass - alike locoweed , but a broadleaf . This bristly leave plant spreads by a creeping root system and ejaculate . Each lavender flower holds up to 5,000 seeds . Apply a selective weed killer designed for broadleaf weeds to eliminate Canada thistle .

Foxtail

Three members of the Setaria house grow in Ohio : elephantine foxtail grass , light-green foxtail and yellow foxtail grass . The seed head of all three annual varieties look like the tail of a fox , but each character demonstrates dissimilar characteristic . elephantine foxtail form leaves with many humble tomentum on the leaf vane and the seed head tends to wilt when matured . gullible foxtail produces smooth folio blade and the seed head remains only slackly upright . sensationalistic foxtail own long , wiry hair , where the leafage blade and sheath meet . The seed head stomach erect . The root flattens out and the groundwork develops a red - brown color .

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