Field Madder

Field Madder

Common name: Field Madder

Latin name: Sherardia arvensis L.

Family: Rubiaceae

Life Cycle: Summer Annual

Type: Broadleaf

Description: Winter annual weed with prostrate or decumbent growth habit that can be mat-forming in mowed turf. Leaf shape is elliptic with acute to acuminate tips while leaf arrangement is whorled around a square stem.
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