Garden Spurge

Garden Spurge

Euphorbia geniculata

Other Common Names:

Asthma Plant, Dove Milk

Weed Type:

Annual Weed

Characteristics:

Herbaceous annual, red and green leaves

Control Methods:

Hoeing & Manual Weeding

Active Ingredient / Herbicides:

2,4-D (e.g., Turfweeder) MCPA (e.g., Banweed) Dicamba (e.g., Dicamba 500 EC) Glyphosate (e.g., Roundup)

About this weed

Garden spurge (Euphorbia hirta) is a low-growing, herbaceous annual plant that can be 6–20 inches tall. It’s also known as “Asthma Plant” or “Dove Milk”
Garden spurge is a short-lived weed that germinates and flowers year-round, and fruits in less than a month. It has reddish or purplish stems with yellow hairs and milky sap. The plant has serrated leaves and clusters of tiny green flowers.
Garden spurge is mildly toxic, especially to children. Symptoms of ingesting the leaves raw include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

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Weed Control Chemicals / Herbicides

Turfweeder

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Banweed

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Dicamba 500 EC

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Roundup

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