{"id":369,"date":"2015-09-24T21:38:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T01:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tattnall\/?p=369"},"modified":"2015-09-24T21:38:50","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T01:38:50","slug":"weed-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/tattnall\/2015\/09\/weed-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Weed of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was driving down Highway 121 today and noticed something growing on the side of the road.\u00a0 It had really bright yellow flowers and it looked like it had beans on it. It was not something I had noticed before so I stopped to take a look.<\/p>\n

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As it turns out, this weed is Showy Crotalaria.\u00a0 It is a member of the bean family, and some people also call it “Rattlebox”.\u00a0 This is because the beans will rattle in the pods once they dry down.\u00a0 It is a summer annual, and many\u00a0of them are blooming right now.\u00a0The bright yellow blooms can\u00a0be seen easily from far\u00a0away.\u00a0 It\u00a0can be found on roadsides, fields, and sometimes in pastures.\u00a0 However, this is not something we want around for our cows or horses to graze on.\u00a0 It is actually toxic to all livestock, including goats.\u00a0 The seeds are the most poisonous part, but even dried leaves can be dangerous.\u00a0 It is fairly easy to control with pasture herbicides, however.<\/p>\n

Be on the lookout for this weed in pastures or hayfields.\u00a0 If you want more info on Showy Crotalaria, I found a good article on it from Florida.\u00a0 Click here<\/a> to read more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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