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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

I do not know

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

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

yellow

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

Flower symmetry

radial symetery

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

(46 weeds)
absinthe
arrowleaf sida
bearded beggarticks
black medic
browneyed Susan
buffalobur
burcucumber
butterfly weed
Canada goldenrod
common cinquefoil
common evening primrose
common groundsel
common plantain
common sunflower
common yellow oxalis
creeping primrose
creeping woodsorrel
cursed buttercup
eastern daisy fleabane
flower of an hour
hairy fleabane
horseweed
large hopclover
lawndaisy
low hopclover
meadow hawkweed
moth mullein
Norwegian cinquefoil
perennial sowthistle
philadelphia fleabane
prairie fleabane
prickly lettuce
prickly sida
small hopclover
smallflower buttercup
smooth bedstraw
spiny sowthistle
spring avens
St. Anthony's turnip
sulphur cinquefoil
sun spurge
velvetleaf
Virginia buttonweed
wild mustard
wild parsnip
yellow spring bedstraw

Scientific Name

(46 weeds)
Abutilon theophrasti
Artemisia absinthium
Asclepias tuberosa
Bellis perennis
Bidens aristosa
Conyza bonariensis
Conyza canadensis
Cruciata laevipes
Diodia virginiana
Erigeron annuus
Erigeron philadelphicus
Erigeron strigosus
Euphorbia helioscopia
Galium verum
Geum vernum
Helianthus annuus
Hibiscus trionum
Hieracium caespitosum
Lactuca serriola
Ludwigia palustris
Medicago lupulina
Oenothera biennis
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis stricta
Pastinaca sativa
Plantago major
Potentilla norvegica
Potentilla recta
Potentilla simplex
Ranunculus bulbosus
Ranunculus parviflorus
Ranunculus sceleratus
Rudbeckia triloba
Senecio vulgaris
Sicyos angulatus
Sida rhombifolia
Sida spinosa
Sinapis arvensis ssp. arvensis
Solanum rostratum
Solidago altissima
Sonchus arvensis
Sonchus asper
Trifolium aureum
Trifolium campestre
Trifolium dubium
Verbascum blattaria

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