Weed Guide - Page 4 of 6 - New Zealand Lawn Addicts

Giant Buttercup

The species is common in turf with poor drainage or areas with lots of rainfall such as the West Coast of the South Island.

Galinsoga is an annual herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae (Daisy) family.

Fathen is a summer annual and not usually found over winter.

Dove’s Foot is a small annual herbaceous plant growing between 5 centimetres and 30cm in height and quickly forming groundcover on open areas.

This common weed species is often confused with Catsear, Hawksbeard and Hawkbit.

Easy to recognise, Daisy is a perennial plant that grows as a small rosette.

Cudweed is the shared name for numerous weeds from the Asteraceae family.

Creeping Oxalis is an extremely common perennial lawn weed that grows from creeping stems (stolons).

Mallow is used to describe a variety of species, many of which are fairly hard to tell apart.

Creeping Buttercup is a perennial plant that spreads through seeds being transported by water or on animals.