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Spiny Amaranth (Spiny Pigweed) Control in Pastures

Brent Sellers andJason Ferrell

Release Date: 10/6/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ag292-2007

Agriculture

Abstract

Describes this summer annual with sharp spines which is common in Florida pastures, especially around feeding pens and water troughs. Includes control recommendations.

About this Publication

This document is SS-AGR-288, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2007. Revised December 2009, December 2010, September 2012, November 2018, and February 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Ferrell, J. A., & Sellers, B. (2007). Spiny Amaranth (spiny pigweed) Control in Pastures. EDIS, 2007(19). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag292-2007

Authors

Brent Sellers
Brent Sellers
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Specialist
University of Florida

center director and professor, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL

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Jason Ferrell
Jason Ferrell
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, weed science and invasive plants, and chair, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy; and director, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Gainesville, FL

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