Identifying weeds in your lawn

Also known as ‘cape dandelion’, this low-growing annual weed is spread by seed. It has yellow daisy-like flowers and broad lobed leaves.

Also known as ‘cats ear’ this perennial weed is spead by seed. It grows with a basal rosette of leaves up to 30cm in diameter and flower stems up to 80cm.

This low growing, creeping perennial is spread by seed and rhizomes. It has deep green trifoliated leaves and white globular flower heads.

This prostrate growing perennial has stems reaching 50cm that put down roots as it grows. It has rounded leaves with orange hibiscus-like flowers.

Paspalum is a hardy perennial grass growing to above a meter tall, with rough-feeling green leaves between 15-50cm long and tall growing sticky seed heads.