Can you help me identify this weed that is growing in my lawn and in my flower beds? It has little yellow flowers and the leaves look like a small Mimosa tree. All of sudden it appears to be ...

Do you have the weed that resembles miniature mimosa trees? If so, you’re not alone. This common, troublesome weed is called chamberbitter or botanically Phyllanthus urinaria. It can be controlled ...

Do you have the weed that resembles miniature mimosa trees? If so, you’re not alone. If you don’t have it, give it a little time and it will find your landscape and/or lawn. This common, troublesome ...

This annual, broadleaf weed is often mis-identified as harmless “mimosa seedlings”, but Chamberbitter (Phyllanthus urinaria), also known as gripeweed, is an invasive warm-season, annual broadleaf weed ...

Chamberbitter is difficult to control for several reasons. It is tough, grows very fast, has an extensive root system and is drought tolerant. After germination it produces flowers and copious ...

Chamberbitter or gripe weeds (Phyllanthus) and they are a very common summer annual weed in Louisiana. It has become more common in southeastern Louisiana over the last 10 years or so. Indeed, it is ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I have a weed that has nine to 11 tiny leaflets on a stem and reminds ...

Jim Gregory, a local resident and retired N.C. State forestry professor, sent me a note last week about a plant that he calls “niruri.” If you're into plant Latin, it’s Phyllanthus urinaria. In South ...

Q. A few years ago I had some work done at my home that required a top dressing of top soil and regrading. Unfortunately, the material contained a weed that I had never seen — chamberbitter! I’ve ...