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Table 1. Common Dicot Weeds in Arizona Desert Landscapes

Common names Scientific name Vegetative type and life cycle
Annual sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus L. winter annual
Prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola L. winter annual
London rocket Sisymbrium irio L. winter annual
Little mallow, cheeseweed Malva parviflora L. winter annual
Redstem filaree, filaree Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. winter annual
Russian thistle, tumbleweed Salsola kali L. var. tenuifolia Tausch. winter annual
Camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris (Lam.) Britt. & Rusby annual or biennial
Dandelion Taraxacum officianale Weber herbaceous perennial
Desert broom Baccharis sarothroides woody perennial
Hyssop spurge Euphorbia hyssopifolia L. summer annual
Prostrate spurges
      Groundfig spurge Euphorbia prostrata Aiton  
      Prostrate spurge Euphorbia supina Raf. summer annual
      Whitemargin spurge Euphorbia albomarginata summer annual
      rattlesnake weed Torr.& Gray perennial
      Sawtooth spurge Euhorbia serrula Engelm. summer annual
      Littleleaf spurge Euphorbia micromera Boiss. summer annual
Palmer amaranth, carelessweed Amaranthus palmeri Wats. summer annual
Prostrate pigweed Amaranthus graecizans L. summer annual
Tumble pigweed Amaranthus albus L. summer annual
Puncturevine, goathead Tribulus terrestris L. summer annual

Ivyleaf morningglory,
woolly morningglory

Ipomoea hederacea (L.) Jacq. summer annual
Scarlet morningglory,
red morningglory
Ipomoea cristulata L. summer annual
Silverleaf nightshade,
white horsenettle
Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. summer perennial

 


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