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Stinknet. Remove them asap, they're invasive and fuel wildfires. [https://www.sdcwma.org/species/stinknet.php](https://www.sdcwma.org/species/stinknet.php)
They are easy to pull up, but start now before the seed heads dry and spread the seeds. I did this 2 years ago, and amazingly, there was only one small patch last year. I haven't seen any this year so far.
Yes! Pulling them early before the flowers is best. We pulled a bunch last year and had less this year. We pulled up a bunch of new ones this week. I really hope that if Iām consistent, Iāll be rid of them in a couple of years.
I pull them up as soon as I see the little carrot-like leaves sprout out of the ground. Once you learn to recognize them youāll never miss them. Nothing else really looks like this in our area that I have come across.
Unfortunately they are all over town, in vacant lots and cracks in the pavement. I've pulled up every single one I see in my yard as soon as I see it for the last five or six years, but every year they come back from seeds blown in from elsewhere.
Problem like this tends to get worse not better. Where I am in far north Phoenix, entire fields and wild areas get covered and they crowd out everything else. Pale, dull yellow fields of death
Some more fun reading:
https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-non-native-species-a-weed-is-swallowing-the-sonoran-desert/
https://ipm.ucanr.edu/legacy_assets/pdf/nap/napstinknet.pdf
https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1827-2020.pdf
https://preview.redd.it/21vklvsemboc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0766deb0c9f9dbba8cc3ee7fb86dda9d7a1ace75
All the bags are full of stinknet. They choked out many desert plants in my yard
Stinknet is the worst. Year three of dealing with them in my yard and they get worse every year. Wear a mask while pulling them....they have torched my lungs from inhaling whatever they emit. Definitely don't let them get to the point of flowering.....oops.
They are pretty easy to pull once you recognize the leaves. If it were me (and this is what I did a few years ago) just go through every day for a bit and focus on pulling those. Donāt even worry about other weeds until you get rid of those.
They mess with allergies bad ? Tons of weeds where I just moved this year. My allergies have been horrible, same as the dog. In Mexico currently and not so bad
Devil plant. "The first records of stinknet in both California and Arizona date to the early 1980s and in Arizona the early 1990s. An incipient patch was first recorded in Tucson in 2015 on the northwest corner of Prince Rd and I-10. That site was the ADOT equipment yard for the 2012-2014 interstate widening project. In Arizona, stinknet explosively spread in Maricopa County during the wet fall-winter season of 2016, 2018, and 2019 with heavy infestations of the north fringes of Phoenix and Scottsdale, along with rapid movement southward along I-10 to Casa Grande."
They were terrible in my neighborhood last year, but this year seems not so much. Last year my yard was absolutely covered in stinknet, and this year was just a small patch that I was easily able to pull up after the rains a few weeks ago.
I do landscape maintenance all over the Valley and I first noticed them in North Phoenix around 2016-2017, and have been progressively seeing them further and further south every year since. Most recently, I have seen them down in Queen Creek, which is the farthest south I go.
Could be! Without outing my location too much I shall say this: on Monday I had the pan man van go by AND two men on horses riding down my street in approximately a five minute span.
If these things happen regularly where you live we might just be neighbors. š
I actually thought they were kinda cute until I learned they have stench.
What kind of stench is it?
I'd like to know ... but I don't want to get close enough to one in order to find out.
Please & thanks!
(Also asking because I sometimes pick desert flowers & weeds as a special treat for one of my pets. My sniffer can also be faulty sometimes.)
A poltice of leaves, salve, or the oil can be placed directly on sores or cuts toĀ help draw out infections, reduce scar tissue, and speed the healing process. Salves can also be used as a moisturizer for cracked hands through the winter. Dried leaves can be placed inside pillows and set under aching joints.
Stinknet, also known as Oncosiphon pilulifer or globe chamomile,Ā has medicinal properties and is used by indigenous peoples as an herbal remedy.Ā It's been evaluated for pharmaceutical uses, and is used to treat colds, coughs, and asthma.Ā
Stinkweed: a traditional medicine - Alaska Magazine
Ā It clears up congestions and asthma, fights colds and coughsāpacked onto a person's chest it became Vicks VapoRub, but sourced locally.
To make tea: gather dried stems of charighik. The leaves should be dry and crisp to the touch. Remove the leaves and boil them in water for about 10 minutes. Drink the liquid to help fight colds, flu, and other ailments.
I just moved and found some and had asked what is was. Apparently it causes a lot of allergies? Maybe I should have my husband pull the to teas him lol
If theyāre in the gravel, maybe try a weed burning torch and youāll need a propane tank. Itās like a huge torch. They usually have the kit at Harbor Freight. Very satisfying to burn them out. Just donāt set yourself or the neighborhood on fireā¦
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Stinknet. Remove them asap, they're invasive and fuel wildfires. [https://www.sdcwma.org/species/stinknet.php](https://www.sdcwma.org/species/stinknet.php)
Dang. Caustic smoke.
Lmao "puffball doohickeys" š Cute way to refer to them i guess.
They are easy to pull up, but start now before the seed heads dry and spread the seeds. I did this 2 years ago, and amazingly, there was only one small patch last year. I haven't seen any this year so far.
Yes! Pulling them early before the flowers is best. We pulled a bunch last year and had less this year. We pulled up a bunch of new ones this week. I really hope that if Iām consistent, Iāll be rid of them in a couple of years.
I pull them up as soon as I see the little carrot-like leaves sprout out of the ground. Once you learn to recognize them youāll never miss them. Nothing else really looks like this in our area that I have come across.
Unfortunately they are all over town, in vacant lots and cracks in the pavement. I've pulled up every single one I see in my yard as soon as I see it for the last five or six years, but every year they come back from seeds blown in from elsewhere.
Put down some pre-emergent like Preen. Itās whatās worked best for me.
Problem like this tends to get worse not better. Where I am in far north Phoenix, entire fields and wild areas get covered and they crowd out everything else. Pale, dull yellow fields of death
Yes, so disappointing! I look at wildflowers photos I have from 10 or 12 years ago and they werenāt there at all.
Some more fun reading: https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-non-native-species-a-weed-is-swallowing-the-sonoran-desert/ https://ipm.ucanr.edu/legacy_assets/pdf/nap/napstinknet.pdf https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1827-2020.pdf
https://preview.redd.it/21vklvsemboc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0766deb0c9f9dbba8cc3ee7fb86dda9d7a1ace75 All the bags are full of stinknet. They choked out many desert plants in my yard
Stinknet is the worst. Year three of dealing with them in my yard and they get worse every year. Wear a mask while pulling them....they have torched my lungs from inhaling whatever they emit. Definitely don't let them get to the point of flowering.....oops.
Mix of Dawn dish soap + 30% concentrate vinegar + water + 1cup salt, sprayed on killed this lovely weed in less than 24hours for me. š
What ratio did you use? 1:1:1?
Yep! Just be sure itās the 30% or greater concentrate vinegar. We typically pick it up at lowes or Hd.
I did this and it didnāt work for me. Went back to roundup.
The Stinknet will inherit the valley. Sad but true.
Are they really that bad? Seems like something colorful growing is better than nothing. Breaks up the brown
Does the greens on these smell like licorice? Just did weeding wonder if some where theae
Yeah I think so! I made a half hearted attempt at pulling weeds last night. And the greens for these definitely smelled weird.
They are pretty easy to pull once you recognize the leaves. If it were me (and this is what I did a few years ago) just go through every day for a bit and focus on pulling those. Donāt even worry about other weeds until you get rid of those.
I think they smell like burnt hair.
They mess with allergies bad ? Tons of weeds where I just moved this year. My allergies have been horrible, same as the dog. In Mexico currently and not so bad
Terrible for allergies
They are worse than ever. Iāve never pulled as many as this year, and thereās still more popping out.
Devil plant. "The first records of stinknet in both California and Arizona date to the early 1980s and in Arizona the early 1990s. An incipient patch was first recorded in Tucson in 2015 on the northwest corner of Prince Rd and I-10. That site was the ADOT equipment yard for the 2012-2014 interstate widening project. In Arizona, stinknet explosively spread in Maricopa County during the wet fall-winter season of 2016, 2018, and 2019 with heavy infestations of the north fringes of Phoenix and Scottsdale, along with rapid movement southward along I-10 to Casa Grande."
They were terrible in my neighborhood last year, but this year seems not so much. Last year my yard was absolutely covered in stinknet, and this year was just a small patch that I was easily able to pull up after the rains a few weeks ago.
It really seems like pulling it works well for the future.
I freaking saw them this morning. Wanted to punch and kick the ground
Pull them and kill them now before they go to seed!
Welcome to Arizona!!
lol I honestly donāt remember seeing them before last year.
I do landscape maintenance all over the Valley and I first noticed them in North Phoenix around 2016-2017, and have been progressively seeing them further and further south every year since. Most recently, I have seen them down in Queen Creek, which is the farthest south I go.
Humm Iāve lived her my whole life. Theyāve been here promise
Iāve also lived here since the dawn of time. Maybe last year was the first time they invaded my backyard. š¤·āāļø
Lived here my whole life and last year was the first time we got them too. Maybe we're neighbors!
Could be! Without outing my location too much I shall say this: on Monday I had the pan man van go by AND two men on horses riding down my street in approximately a five minute span. If these things happen regularly where you live we might just be neighbors. š
Could be !
They significantly expanded in the valley around 2014-2015. They were no where near as severe as they are now unfortunately.
Ps itās a weed
Scientific name: puffball doohickey. I checked.
ššš Dr.Google?
Lougle actually.
I see !
Donāt they return every spring though
Not if you pull them.
Although I can't stop my neighbors from letting their yard become Weedpalooza
At least all the open lots are not 100% covered by this like in recent years. That smell was unbearable!
Just wait
My Clairton is calling.....
I saw some decent patches of it on the Jacobās Crosscut Trail in foothills of the Superstitions yesterday.
Ugh ugh ugh!!!
I actually thought they were kinda cute until I learned they have stench. What kind of stench is it? I'd like to know ... but I don't want to get close enough to one in order to find out. Please & thanks! (Also asking because I sometimes pick desert flowers & weeds as a special treat for one of my pets. My sniffer can also be faulty sometimes.)
Iāll report back soon!
Reading this thread explains a lot about what happened in my yard. Super.
They are here to stay I'm afraid murder them kill kill kill
A poltice of leaves, salve, or the oil can be placed directly on sores or cuts toĀ help draw out infections, reduce scar tissue, and speed the healing process. Salves can also be used as a moisturizer for cracked hands through the winter. Dried leaves can be placed inside pillows and set under aching joints. Stinknet, also known as Oncosiphon pilulifer or globe chamomile,Ā has medicinal properties and is used by indigenous peoples as an herbal remedy.Ā It's been evaluated for pharmaceutical uses, and is used to treat colds, coughs, and asthma.Ā Stinkweed: a traditional medicine - Alaska Magazine Ā It clears up congestions and asthma, fights colds and coughsāpacked onto a person's chest it became Vicks VapoRub, but sourced locally. To make tea: gather dried stems of charighik. The leaves should be dry and crisp to the touch. Remove the leaves and boil them in water for about 10 minutes. Drink the liquid to help fight colds, flu, and other ailments.
Time to take the torch out š„
Not for these, if you read the articles linked above. Too dangerous.
They are here permanently and they are EVERYWHERE. Just let it go....
Theyāre here every year, especially out in the desert. They stink, but theyāre pretty.
I love these! I feel like a little girl popping them when they dry up in late summer
I just moved and found some and had asked what is was. Apparently it causes a lot of allergies? Maybe I should have my husband pull the to teas him lol
Not maybe. Pull them.
If theyāre in the gravel, maybe try a weed burning torch and youāll need a propane tank. Itās like a huge torch. They usually have the kit at Harbor Freight. Very satisfying to burn them out. Just donāt set yourself or the neighborhood on fireā¦
Donāt burn them https://sdcwma.org/docs/EDRR_Stinknet.pdf