Carpetweed forms flat, circular mats in thin turf, garden beds, and bare soil during summer.
- Scientific name
- Mollugo verticillata
- Type
- Summer annual broadleaf
- Most visible
- June–September
How to Identify Carpetweed
- Whorls of 3–8 narrow leaves at each node
- Flat, mat-forming growth
- Tiny white flowers
- Shallow root
When It Shows Up in Oklahoma Lawns
Appears in warm weather in bare or disturbed soil.
How to Control Carpetweed
- Hand-pull
- Apply a pre-emergent before seeds germinate (late winter for summer annuals, early fall for winter annuals)
- Mulch beds
- Keep turf thick with proper mowing height, watering, and feeding so seedlings can't establish