Common name: Asiatic Hawksbeard
Latin name: Youngia japonica L.
Family: Asteraceae
Life Cycle: Annual
Type: Broadleaf
Description: Warm-season annual weed that can often survive mild winters, especially in South Texas. Emerges from a taproot and stem exudes milky sap when cut. Flowers can be yellow to orange with petals having toothed margins on the end.
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