Herbicide label

Five Star Herbicide Label

Five Star (EPA 42750-49) is a Group 4 2,4-d herbicide labeled for 15 crops. The label lists 108 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

Five Star label facts

Crops on the Five Star label

Five Star is labeled for these 15 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Five Star label

The Five Star label names 142 weeds and rates each by how the product handles it: full control, partial control, suppression, or control with a tank-mix partner. A weed can fall at more than one level, because control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

Controls

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  • alfalfa
  • bittercress, small-flowered
  • buttercup, smallflowered
  • carolina geranium
  • cinquefoil, common
  • cinquefoil
  • cocklebur, common
  • copperleaf, virginia
  • dandelion
  • dock, curly
  • eveningprimrose, cutleaf
  • garlic, wild
  • horseweed
  • ironweed
  • lambsquarters, common
  • prickly lettuce
  • morning glory, annual
  • mousetail
  • mustard, wild
  • onion, wild
  • pennycress, field
  • peppergrass
  • plantain
  • purslane, common
  • ragweed, common
  • ragweed, giant
  • shepherd's-purse
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • sowthistle, annual
  • speedwell
  • thistle, bull
  • thistle, canada
  • velvetleaf
  • arrowhead
  • artichoke
  • blue lettuce
  • blue thistle
  • blueweed, texas
  • boxelder
  • broomweed, common
  • bull nettle
  • burdock
  • burhead
  • carpetweed
  • catnip
  • chickweed
  • chicory
  • coffeeweed
  • cornflower
  • croton, texas
  • croton, woolly
  • dogfennel
  • evening primrose, common
  • fanweed
  • figwort
  • four o'clock
  • galinsoga
  • goatsbeard
  • heal-all
  • horsetail
  • jerusalem artichoke
  • jewelweed
  • jimsonweed
  • klamathweed
  • ladysthumb
  • loco, bigbend
  • mallow, dwarf
  • mallow, little
  • mallow, venice
  • marshelder
  • mayweed
  • mexicanweed
  • milk vetch
  • morningglory, common
  • morningglory, ivy
  • morningglory, woolly
  • mustards
  • pennycress, fanweed
  • pepperweeds
  • poison ivy
  • poorjoe
  • puncturevine
  • quickweed
  • radish, wild
  • ammannia, purple
  • fleabane, rough
  • sicklepod
  • sneezeweed, bitter
  • sowthistle, spiny
  • needles, spanish
  • stinkweed
  • sumacs
  • sunflower
  • sweetclover, annual
  • tumbleweed
  • vetch
  • vetches
  • water primrose
  • wild hemp
  • wild lettuce
  • parsnip, wild
  • wild rape
  • sweet potato, wild
  • witchweed
  • wormwood
  • yellow goatsbeard
  • rocket, yellow
  • starthistle, yellow

Partial control

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  • bindweed, european
  • bindweed, hedge
  • clover, red
  • vetch, hairy
  • beggarticks
  • chamise
  • gromwell, corn
  • docks
  • dogbanes
  • goldenrod
  • ground ivy
  • hawkweed
  • henbit
  • hoary cress
  • knotweed
  • many-flowered aster
  • thistle, musk
  • nettles
  • pigweed
  • rabbitbrush
  • ragwort, tansy
  • thistle, russian
  • sage, coastal
  • sagebrush, big
  • salsify, common
  • salsify, western
  • sand shinnery oak
  • smartweed, annual
  • vervains
  • ironweed, western
  • carrot, wild

Suppression

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  • bindweed, field
  • dogbane, hemp
  • knapweed, russian

Five Star rates and plant-back

The label answers both with a table, not a single number. Here is what drives each answer.

Application rate

Your rate depends on your crop.

Get the rate for your field: build a program and FieldMarshal gives you the exact per-acre rate for your crop from the label line.

Plant-back and rotation

Your interval depends on your application rate and the rotational crop.

Get the interval for your rotation: build a program and FieldMarshal gives you the exact plant-back for your rotational crop from the label line.

Five Star FAQ

What weeds does Five Star control?

The Five Star label names 142 weeds, including alfalfa, small-flowered bittercress, smallflowered buttercup, carolina geranium, common cinquefoil, and cinquefoil. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Five Star labeled for?

Five Star is labeled for 15 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, and sorghum.

What is the active ingredient in Five Star? Is it a generic?

Five Star's active ingredient is 2,4-d (MOA Group 4). Other products list the same active ingredient; rates, formulations, and labeled crops differ — verify each on its own label.

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Last updated 2026-09-30.