Identifying Lawn Weeds: Best Resources for Southern Gardeners

Knowing your weed is the first step to controlling it. While online indexes exist, most require you to already know the common name. For practical ID, a good regional book beats the web.

Recommended Tools

• “Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses” – 190 color photos and descriptions of the region’s most common weeds. Carry it on neighborhood walks for instant ID.
• Virginia Tech Weed Index – Extensive photos, but search-by-name only.
• Rutgers Weed ID – Useful supplementary site.

Learn a few botanical terms (ligule, ocrea, auricle) and you’ll impress at the next cookout while actually solving your weed problem.