Lawn Academy

Spurge

Spurge

Euphorbia Supina

Spurge is a summer annual broad-leaf weed.

Management

Pre-emerge in late spring and post-emerge while it is actively growing

Prevention

Regularly fertilize, mow high, and water deeply.

Identification

  • Branching and mat-forming
  • Milky fluid
  • Oblong leaf with rounded tip

Causes

  • Undernourished turf
  • Drought stress
  • Cultivated soil