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Plant Identification -- Submerged -- Water Buttercup |
WATER BUTTERCUP (Ranunculus spp.)
Treatment Tips: Plants are best controlled before flowering occurs.Good control is often achieved in one application.
Description: Submersed stem is erect in water. Tufts of thread-like leavesalternate along the stem. Conspicuous yellow or white flowers emerge fromthe water from June through September. Do not confuse with Chara.
Distribution: Various species common throughout the United States.
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Recommended Control Method: For areas less than 1 acre, tank mix 1 part Cutrine-Plus to 5 parts Weedtrine-D. Apply at the rate of 1 1/2 gallons per 1/5 surface acre.*
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For areas in excess of 1 acre, tank mix 1 part Cutrine-Plus to 1 part Reward. Apply at the rate of 2 gallons per surface acre.
**Dilute to facilitate even distribution.
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Maintenance Control Method: Add Aquashade at the rate of 1 quart per acre-foot of water to prevent initial growth or to retard regrowth of plants after chemical treatment.
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Alternate Control Methods: Reward: 1 to 2 gallons per surface acre.
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Descriptions and pictures are from the book "How to Identify and Control Water Weeds and Algae", Edited by James C. Schmidt, 5th edition revised 1998, copyright 1976 Applied Biochemists. |
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