Been fighting to maintain a consistent and good looking lawn in Florida. The landscapers sodded St Augustine grass but the weeds keep coming. No one I’ve spoken with has been helpful about a watering schedule or wants todo the lawn maintenance (they just want to cut the grass). What are these weeds called? They seem to be resilient to round up, so how do I get rid of them? Thanks.
by Dapper-Ad9187
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If you’re asking for help with identifying a weed and/or type of grass, please include close-up photos showing as much detail as possible.
For grasses, it is especially important to get close photos from multiple angles. It is rarely possible to identify a grass from more than 5 feet away. In order to get accurate identifications, the more features of the grass you show the more likely you are to get an accurate identification. Features such as, [ligules](https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mobile/public/2024-03/180.png.jpg?itok=D5yNs0l8) (which can be hairy, absent entirely, or membranous (papery) like the photo), [auricles](https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mobile/public/2024-03/Grasses%20at%20a%20Glance%20Blog%20Pictures.png.jpg?itok=PLrWX4q-), any hairs present, roots, and stems. General location can also be helpful.
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Jeez man, idk
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Rip it out, start over.
Looks like artillery fern; helpful info from UF:
https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/foliage/resrpts/rh_94_7.htm#:~:text=Of%20the%20six%20herbicides%20tested,directions%20regarding%20use%20and%20disposal.
Hard to tell from these pics! It looks like it could be [artillery plant, also called rockweed and angeloweed](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/pilea-microphylla/).
If that doesn’t seem right to you, try adding a few close up pictures to show the leaves and stems better, and posting on a plant id sub
You have spurge and chickweed and other broadleaf weeds. You can spray it with glyphosate, or a 2,4D. Or pull it out.