Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID
Johnsongrass
Botanical name: Sorghum halepense
Common family name: Grass
Family name: Poaceae
WSSA code: SORHA
US code: SOHA

Weed Identification and Control Methods

Stature:
Leaf division:
Leaf margin:
Vernation:
Ligule:
Auricles:
Inflorescence location:
Inflorescence color: Brown, Purple, Tan
Color variation: light purple
Tactile: Smooth
Group: Monocot
Type: Grass
Growth habit: Grass
Life cycle: Perennial
  • 2-Phenethyl propionate POST
  • Cinnamon POST
  • Cinnamon oil POST
  • Citric acid POST
  • Citric acid, malic acid, and clove oil POST
  • Cloves and clove oil POST
  • Corn gluten meal PRE
  • Eugenol POST
  • Lemongrass oil POST
 
 
Always follow the control method's label directions. In New York, find the latest label information at the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Pest Management - Information Portal.