Hogwort, Woolly Croton, Texas Goatweed

To manage Goatweed, there must be a change in the pH of the soil. Refer to the chart on this site, and sustainable practices in general....Read More

And, goatweed the host plant for the Anaea andria butterfly, a pollinator.

http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/goatweed_bfly.htm
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This nasty stuff invades my pastures, steals the nutrients from my forage, and some of my horses have allergic reactions to it. There's n...Read Moreothing good about this nasty weed. And it stinks.

Although this plant is considered an invasive weed, I find it easy to control. For one thing, the roots are very shallow which makes it ...Read Moreeasy to pull up. In winter, when all that is standing are the woody stems, I just selectively pulled them up. They did not seem to reseed to any significant degree.

In the right setting, it looks attractive and makes a fine plant for erosion control where nothing else grows here in our hard clay soil. Thrives in full sun.