Alternanthera Species, Alligator Weed, Alligatorweed

Pulls up easy ...what you don't have to wade out in water to reach...however it is so tender breaks off just as easy leaving the rest of ...Read Morethe plant....don't plant this ....if you see it starting , remove it ...I am sure it has some use somewhere...but I guarantee you it is not useful in your ponds...

Horrible aquatic weed that has covered my beautiful water lilies in my pond. I am getting ready for war over this weed. Had the county ...Read Moreagent out to help me determine how to get rid of it. He advised me to kill it with Rodeo in small patches at a time as to not deplete the oxygen in the water. I borrowed a boat and will soon start the fight. I may rake out the dying foliage, just depends if I'm physically able to do it without falling out of the boat.

Alligator Weed, Alligatorweed Alternanthera philoxeroides ia Naturalized in Texas and other States is considered an invasive noxious plan...Read Moret and is prohibited in Texas.

A perennial herb either free floating or a creeping terrestrial.
Leaves are narrow and elliptical, flowers are a silvery white, ro...Read Moreunded on long stalks. Stems are hollow, which form a dense mat.
Considered a noxious weed in Australia due to easy propagation from almost any part of the plant, including rhizomes, stolons or stems.