Identifying it may be the first step.

I don't recognize it but being from MO we may not have that one here.

You might look here:

https://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/weeds-in-turf/

I found that by just searching for 'North Carolina weeds'.

Once you ID it you can search 'control of <weed name>' and hopefully get some good info.

I have that weed. It is not a turf weed. It is a disturbed ground summer annual weed. I don't know its name. I'd start looking in the amaranth family which may be way off. I do know it does not have a showy flower so it is a weed.

Being that it is an annual, long term control means eliminating it in a manner that suits you before it has a chance to set seed for a few years running. Then hope there is not a close by seed factory.

Try asking in the Name That Plant Forum.

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/namegal

tj

I don't know what it is, but if you are trying to kill it a broadleaf weed killeer with 2-4-d will probably do it.

Thanks everyone.

I'm pretty sure that if you let it go that it gets some sort of flower. It doesn't grow in a grassy area but everywhere else, especially dry ground.

Since it's spreading every year I think I'm helping it somehow but will pursue your ideas and report back.

I think maybe I'm pulling it up and not getting the root.

I did put down a pre-emergent this year that seems to have helped with Japanese Stilt grass but didn't impact this one.

AL

As Toxcrusadr suggested, I sent email to a weed PHd. at NCSU and it's Virginia Copperwead. Control is like other weeds. Thanks everybody.