Weeds Identification

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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

woody bush or tree

Leaf structure

simple

Leaf shape

lance

Leaf arrangement

alternate

leaves not present

Leaf margin

Leaf stalk

none

shorter than leaf

longer than leaf

Leaf hairs

Stem cross section

square or multi-edged

Stem hairs

Thorns or spines

Ochrea

Milky sap

Dominant flower color

Flower symmetry

radial symetery

bilateral symetry

not symmetrical

Flower diameter

Lifecycle

summer annual

Root structure

rhizomes present

stolons present

bulb/corm/enlarged stem/nutlet

Common Name Scientific Name

Common name

(12 weeds)

American burnweed

Asiatic dayflower

climbing dayflower

eastern daisy fleabane

lanceleaf ragweed

Oriental lady's thumb

prairie fleabane

prickly Russian thistle

Scientific Name

(12 weeds)

Ambrosia bidentata

Bassia scoparia

Commelina communis

Commelina diffusa

Eclipta prostrata

Erechtites hieracifolia

Erigeron annuus

Erigeron strigosus

Phyllanthus urinaria

Polygonum caespitosum

Verbascum thapsus