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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

lance

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

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

Not Present

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Milky sap

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Dominant flower color

green

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

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

(22 weeds)
absinthe
black willow
chamber bitter
common cocklebur
disc mayweed
European spindletree
fiddle dock
great ragweed
hairy angelica
hemp dogbane
honeylocust
kochia
lanceleaf ragweed
narrowleaf plantain
osage orange
pecan
smooth sumac
sun spurge
tree-of-heaven
Virginia creeper
Virginia strawberry
winged sumac

Scientific Name

(22 weeds)
Ailanthus altissima
Ambrosia bidentata
Ambrosia trifida
Angelica venenosa
Apocynum cannabinum
Artemisia absinthium
Bassia scoparia
Carya illinoinensis
Euonymus europaeus
Euphorbia helioscopia
Fragaria virginiana
Gleditsia triacanthos
Maclura pomifera
Matricaria discoidea
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Phyllanthus urinaria
Plantago lanceolata
Rhus copallinum
Rhus glabra
Rumex pulcher
Salix nigra
Xanthium strumarium

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