Tifton burclover plants are native to North and South America and produce large burrs with small, sharp hook-shaped tips. It is a summer annual that grows about 4-5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 m.) tall and derives its common name from the small sharp spines on the stems.
Stem: prostrate to ascending, generally 1--7 dm. Leaf: stipules entire or deeply toothed; leaflets generally 1--1.5 cm, wide-obovate to -obcordate, entire to dentate near tip. Inflorescence: 1--6-flowered, peduncle > (<=) petiole.
Flower: calyx 3--5 mm; corolla 6--7 mm, yellow. Fruit: 4.5--9 mm, disk-like, cylindric to spheric, loosely coiled 3--7 turns, veins strongly curved; light yellow to dark gray, prickly, hairy, often glandular-hairy (or glabrous). Seed: 1--3.
This plant might be poisonous
How to get rid of:
The most effective methods of tifton burclover control are hand pulling or chemical controls. Plants reproduce easily by seed, which are generally dispersed on water.
The seed can lie dormant in the soil for up to three years before ideal conditions cause it to germinate. Yanking out every small seedling as they appear is one option.
Chemical controls take less time. When using herbicides for controlling burclover, it is recommended that you use this only as a last resort.
