On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 12:32:12 GMT, Phisherman wrote:

On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 11:12:01 GMT, Frogleg wrote:

On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 21:57:45 GMT, "Cereoid-UR12-"
wrote:

You may or may not want to feel guilty for calling this uncommon but
widespread native plant a weed. If it was a bit more showier, it would be
grown as a garden plant.

It is Diodia virginiana L., commonly called "Buttonweed".

http://www.missouriplants.com/Whiteo...iana_page.html

http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/...iodiavirg.html

http://fp.bio.utk.edu/botany/Botany_...t.su00/New%20w
ebpage/Rubiaceae/Buttonweed.jpg


That's it! Buttonweed. And it's sure vriginiana. "Too much" water may
not be a requisite. It's certainly been a lot more vigorous in this
rainy spring/summer, but appears and thrives even in dry years.

Right. I've known that habitat and characteristics of Buttonweed for
many years, yet it was not until now I have it identified. This is
one tough weed to control!

Hmm. Checking Cereoid's URLs with mentions of seeds leads me to
believe if we can see the flowers, we've waited too long to apply some
form of control. I'll bet a couple of seasons of zapping this as soon
as we can recognize the leaves might be quite effective.