Dollarweed (Pennywort)

Pennywort, also called dollarweed, is a summer perennial weed. The leaves of pennywort are round in shape, approximately 1 inch in diameter. The dark green leaves are glossy, with scalloped edges and are on long slender petioles. The petiole of pennywort is attached to the center of the leaf, not to be confused with dichondra in which the petiole is attached to the edge of the kidney shaped leaf.

The pennywort flower is small with 5 white petals and forms in clusters on the end of long stems. Pennywort spreads by seed and rhizomes.

Pennywort is found along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida and westward to Minnesota, Texas, Utah, Arizona and California. Pennywort is also found in Nova Scotia, British Columbia, the West Indies, Mexico, Central and South America and Southern Europe and Tropical Africa.

Integrated Pest Management Control Recommendations:

Cultural Practices:

Avoid excess moisture. Pennywort thrives in wet areas. Improved drainage may help to prevent infestation of pennywort.

Herbicide Use:

Use a postemergent broadleaf herbicide appropriately labeled for the turfgrass species.

Recommendations

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