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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

simple
trifoliate
pinnate
palmate
I do not know

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

serrated

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

I do not know

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

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

perennial

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

(28 weeds)
American speedwell
bishop's weed
camphor pluchea
Carolina elephantsfoot
common blue violet
common speedwell
devil's walkingstick
dogfennel
eastern poison ivy
hairy angelica
lateflowering thoroughwort
mayapple
multiflora rose
northern dewberry
oxeye daisy
purple passionflower
red mulberry
threadstalk speedwell
thymeleaf speedwell
tree-of-heaven
Virginia creeper
Virginia strawberry
white heath aster
white mulberry
white snakeroot
white vervain
wild basil
wild sarsaparilla

Scientific Name

(28 weeds)
Aegopodium podagraria
Ageratina altissima
Ailanthus altissima
Angelica venenosa
Aralia nudicaulis
Aralia spinosa
Clinopodium vulgare
Elephantopus carolinianus
Eupatorium capillifolium
Eupatorium serotinum
Fragaria virginiana
Leucanthemum vulgare
Morus alba
Morus rubra
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Passiflora incarnata
Pluchea camphorata
Podophyllum peltatum
Rosa multiflora
Rubus flagellaris
Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum
Toxicodendron radicans
Verbena urticifolia
Veronica americana
Veronica filiformis
Veronica officinalis
Veronica serpyllifolia
Viola sororia

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