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Spotted spurge
Euphorbia maculata
A flat, dense mat of tiny leaves with a red spot in the center, spreading from a single taproot along hot sidewalks and driveway edges.
How to tell
- •Pancake-flat mat up to 2 feet wide
- •Tiny oval leaves, often with a red-brown spot
- •Milky sap (wear gloves; it irritates skin)
- •Appears in July in hot, thin spots
Why it is in your lawn
Heat-stressed, thin turf along pavement.
Best window
July and August before seed set.
1 · Fix the cause
- Pull from the center taproot; the whole mat comes up
- Overseed edges in fall and mow high
2 · Eco product
Spring corn gluten reduces germination.
Track the price of Corn gluten meal pre-emergentWhat you are signing up for
Each plant makes thousands of seeds, so pull early.
Reference only · what the truck would spray
Active ingredient
2,4-D + dicamba
Typical product
Weed B Gon
Why we do not recommend it
One pull at the center root removes the whole plant.
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