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horseweed

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horse·weed  (hôrswd)
n.
A weedy North American plant (Erigeron canadensis) having narrow leaves and numerous small white or greenish flower heads grouped in panicles.
horseweed [ˈhɔːsˌwiːd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the US name for Canadian fleabane (see fleabane (sense 3))
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Noun1.horseweedhorseweed - erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
Collinsonia canadensis, horse balm, richweed, stone root, stone-root, stoneroot
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
Collinsonia, genus Collinsonia - small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States
2.horseweedhorseweed - common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron
Canadian fleabane, Conyza canadensis, Erigeron canadensis, fleabane
Conyza, genus Conyza - common American weed or wildflower
weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants


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For farmers facing glyphosate-resistant horseweed in the eastern Corn Belt , the basic program is a pre-plant burndown that includes 2,4-D when the weeds are small.
Glyphosate Resistant Weeds by Burchett, Andrew / Farm Journal
Mueller notes that greater than 50% of the state's cotton acres had been in no-till until the resistant horseweed galloped in.
Act now to ward off resistance: responsible management helps keep ... by Top Producer
Recommendations for control of glyphosate-resistant horseweed in the eastern Corn Belt are becoming standard issue for soybean producers who had used glyphosate almost exclusively to control weeds in soybeans.
Glyphosate Resistant Weeds On the Move by Burchett, Andrew / Farm Journal
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