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Broadleaves

Bush mint

Strong smelling, hairy herb up to 2 m with square stems, toothed paired leaves and small blue purple flowers.

Hyptis suaveolens Broadleaves, annual Fact sheet
Bush mint (Hyptis suaveolens) with small lilac flowers along its stem
Photo: Haneesh K M, CC0, via iNaturalist

Also called

Suob kabayo

Crops it troubles

Niyog Coconut Mangga Mango Kasoy Cashew Tubo Sugarcane Mais Corn, yellow or field Pinya Pineapple Mais na matamis Corn, sweet Mais na malagkit Corn, white or glutinous Batad Sorghum Abaka Abaca Goma Rubber Palma Oil palm Kawayan Bamboo Saging Banana Papaya Kalamansi Calamansi Citrus, dalandan or ponkan Suha Pomelo Langka Jackfruit Abukado Avocado Bayabas Guava Lansones Lanzones Rambutan Duryan Durian Mangostan Mangosteen Sapodilla Chico Atis Sugar apple Guyabano Soursop Santol Kaimito Star apple Sampalok Tamarind Saniata Dragon fruit Kape Coffee Kakaw Cacao Malunggay Moringa

How to tell it is a broadleaf

Wide leaves with a net of veins. The group decides what kills it, so check the stem and the leaf before you buy a herbicide.

How to keep it out

Slash or pull it before it flowers and keep field edges clean; it seeds heavily on open, dry ground.

How to control it

What to do and which active ingredients work depend on your crop and how old it is. The weed control helper in anee.io gives both, for coconut and every other crop it grows in.

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Many weeds look alike. Send a photo to Anee, the smart farm technician in anee.io. She reads it with your crop, its age and the weather, and tells you what it most likely is and what to do first. In Tagalog or English.

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