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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

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

Not Present

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

nickle

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

(24 weeds)
annual sowthistle
bigpod sesbania
Chinese privet
common blue violet
common evening primrose
crownvetch
European field pansy
fall phlox
field bindweed
field pansy
flower of an hour
maidenstears
man of the earth
mayapple
mayweed chamomile
multiflora rose
oxeye daisy
perennial pea
prickly lettuce
rabbitfoot clover
white mulberry
whitestar
wild blue phlox
woolly burdock

Scientific Name

(24 weeds)
Anthemis cotula
Arctium tomentosum
Convolvulus arvensis
Coronilla varia
Hibiscus trionum
Ipomoea lacunosa
Ipomoea pandurata
Lactuca serriola
Lathyrus latifolius
Leucanthemum vulgare
Ligustrum sinense
Morus alba
Oenothera biennis
Phlox divaricata
Phlox paniculata
Podophyllum peltatum
Rosa multiflora
Sesbania herbacea
Silene vulgaris
Sonchus oleraceus
Trifolium arvense
Viola arvensis
Viola bicolor
Viola sororia

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