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buttonweed, Virginia

Diodia virginiana

Family	Rubiaceae
Lifecycle	Perennial
Features	Opposite leaves with pointed notch between leaves. White flowers with four points. Seed pods (buttons) form in axils of leaves, barrel-shaped. Forms rhizomes and stolons. Forms underground closed flowers that self pollenate.
Description	Tough to control perennial weed in turfgrass and other environments. Difficult to control due to extensive rhizome system and production of seed underground. Can become chlorotic in appearance due to a common virus.

Seed: Seed (buttons in buttonweed) are formed in the axils of the leaf.

Flower / Seed Head
Seed

Flower: Four petal white flower.

Flower / Seed Head
Flower

Leaves: Leaves are opposite with a small notch on the stem between the leaves.

Leaf
Leaves

Growth: General growth habit in turf.

Broad View
Growth

Growth: General growth in a mowed turfgrass stand.

Broad View
Growth