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Monocot Weeds Because of natural variations within grasses and differences that occur under varying environments, the illustrations included herein are meant to be representative but not definitive. Users need to consider all of the information - seedhead in-bud, ligule, collar, descriptive text, tips and distribution - to accurately identify a weed. As you proceed, keep in mind that you should not rely on parallel edges and an individual characteristic to be conclusive, rather total the boat-shaped tip number of similar characteristics between the sample and the Some leaf blades wavy guide to help narrow the number of possibilities. The monocot weed species illustrated herein were selected for their likelihood of appearing in turf and their latest reported distribution. Identifying a monocot weed Once a mature sample has been selected, check each of the listed plant parts as follows: seedhead - size, shape, openness and number, size and shape of branches and seeds in-bud - cut through a leaf stem and determine if it is folded or rolled ligule - remove a leaf from its stem and with a hand lens check the size, shape and texture collar - lay the leaf flat, underside up and check the size, shape and top and bottom edges tips - check for additional vegetative plant characteristics distribution - confirm that this weed species has been identified in your state |