Puncturevine (Goathead)

Life Cycle

• Summer Annual

Growth Habit

• Low growing, trailing mat-like form

Plant Emergence

• Late spring to early fall (June through September)

Characteristics

• Hard, sharply-pointed seeds that look like a goat’s head. (These are the guys that pop your bicycle tires.)
• Seeds are viable in the soil for 4 - 5 years
• Requires warm weather
• Germinates after any wet period
• Bright yellow flowers

Control

• Digging, hand pulling, tilling before emergence of flowers
• Apply Pendulum or Surflan as a pre-emergent in mid to late spring
• Apply Tordon; Banvel; 2,4-D; or Roundup at seedling stage
• Apply Reward at full growth