Prickly Lettuce
How to Get Rid of Prickly Lettuce
Characteristics
- Lactuca serriola
- winter annual weed
- germination begins at the start of winter
- 2-7” tall
- grows as a rosette of basal (leaves are grouped from a central point in a circular shape) during the first year
- irregularly loped leaves with prickly edges
- texturally resembles lettuce
- exudes a milky juice when cut or broken
- flower heads are yellow and resemble small dandelion flowers
- flowering occurs from April through October
Treatment
Selective
- apply in the fall or spring during active growth
- look for chemicals that contain 3 ways (2,4-D, MCPP and Dicamba), quinclorac, metulfuron-methyl and carfentrazone
- pre-emergent herbicides can be used and applied in the fall
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Non-Selective
- apply during the spring or fall
- spot treat trouble areas
- only target unwanted vegetation
- look for products that contain chemicals such as glyphosate
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