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Plant type

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

I do not know

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

alternate
opposite
whorled
rosette
leaves not present
I do not know

Leaf margin

entire

entire
lobed
serrated
wavy
I do not know

Leaf stalk

longer than leaf

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
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

I do not know

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

(27 weeds)
air yam
Asian ponysfoot
bird's-foot trefoil
Carolina ponysfoot
common sheep sorrel
common yellow oxalis
cow pea
creeping woodsorrel
English ivy
European field pansy
field pansy
hedge bindweed
ivyleaf speedwell
man of the earth
Palmer amaranth
palmleaf morningglory
partridge pea
Powell's amaranth
prairie fleabane
redstar
smallflower morningglory
smooth sumac
tall morning-glory
Virginia creeper
white clover
wild buckwheat
winged sumac

Scientific Name

(27 weeds)
Amaranthus palmeri
Amaranthus powellii
Calystegia sepium
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Dichondra carolinensis
Dichondra micrantha
Dioscorea bulbifera
Erigeron strigosus
Hedera helix
Ipomoea coccinea
Ipomoea pandurata
Ipomoea purpurea
Ipomoea wrightii
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
Lotus corniculatus
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis stricta
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Polygonum convolvulus
Rhus copallinum
Rhus glabra
Rumex acetosella
Trifolium repens
Veronica hederifolia
Vigna unguiculata
Viola arvensis
Viola bicolor

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