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Plant type

Broadleaf
  • Broadleaf
  • Grass or grass like
  • Other
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Growth habit

upright and nonwoody
prostrate and nonwoody
vine
woody bush or tree
I do not know

Leaf structure

I do not know

simple
trifoliate
pinnate
palmate
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Leaf shape

round
heart
needle
lance
oval
spatulate
triangle
I do not know

Leaf arrangement

alternate
opposite
whorled
rosette
leaves not present
I do not know

Leaf margin

lobed

entire
lobed
serrated
wavy
I do not know

Leaf stalk

none
shorter than leaf
longer than leaf
I do not know

Leaf hairs

has hairs
no hairs
I do not know

Stem cross section

round or oval
square or multi-edged
I do not know

Stem hairs

has hairs

has hairs
no hairs
I do not know

Thorns or spines

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Ochrea

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Milky sap

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Dominant flower color

white

white
yellow
blue
purple
red
orange
pink
green
I do not know

Flower symmetry

I do not know

radial symetery
disymetry
bilateral symetry
not symmetrical
I do not know

Flower diameter

pencil
dime
nickle
quarter
half dollar
larger
I do not know

Lifecycle

winter annual
summer annual
biennial
perennial
I do not know

Root structure

fibrous
taproot
rhizomes present
stolons present
bulb/corm/enlarged stem/nutlet
I do not know

Common name

(26 weeds)
American burnweed
burcucumber
Carolina geranium
common mallow
common yarrow
corn chamomile
dogfennel
English ivy
field bindweed
flower of an hour
hairy bittercress
hairy fleabane
hedgemustard
horsenettle
ivyleaf morning-glory
ivyleaf speedwell
mayweed chamomile
mugwort
prairie tea
prickly lettuce
Queen Anne's lace
red mulberry
shepherd's purse
spurred anoda
tall globethistle
white ballmustard

Scientific Name

(26 weeds)
Achillea millefolium
Anoda cristata
Anthemis arvensis
Anthemis cotula
Artemisia vulgaris
Calepina irregularis
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cardamine hirsuta
Convolvulus arvensis
Conyza bonariensis
Croton monanthogynus
Daucus carota
Echinops exaltatus
Erechtites hieracifolia
Eupatorium capillifolium
Geranium carolinianum
Hedera helix
Hibiscus trionum
Ipomoea hederacea
Lactuca serriola
Malva neglecta
Morus rubra
Sicyos angulatus
Sisymbrium offcinale
Solanum carolinense
Veronica hederifolia

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