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Black Medic
Life cycle: Annual, winter annual, or short-lived perennial legume
Leaves: Oval shaped leaves, alternating on stem
Stems: Usually grow flat on the ground and branch out, may ascend
Flowers: Pale yellow, tight-flower clusters
Roots: Taproot
Comments: Often found in areas of compacted soil
Control
Cultural: Fertilize lawn.
Foliar Herbicides: Products that contain 2,4-D and dicamba (Weed-B-Gone Max, Trimec, WeedStop, and others), carfentrazone (QuickSilver), triclopyr (Turflon), quinclorac (Drive), fluroxypyr (Spotlight). There is also a Weed-B-Gone product for clover, chickweeds, and oxalis species that contains triclopyr.
Soil Herbicides: Products that contain dithiopyr (Dimension Ultra)