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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
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Leaf shape

oval

round
heart
needle
lance
oval
spatulate
triangle
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Leaf arrangement

alternate
opposite
whorled
rosette
leaves not present
I do not know

Leaf margin

I do not know

entire
lobed
serrated
wavy
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Leaf stalk

none
shorter than leaf
longer than leaf
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Leaf hairs

has hairs
no hairs
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Stem cross section

round or oval

round or oval
square or multi-edged
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Stem hairs

has hairs
no hairs
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Thorns or spines

I do not know

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Ochrea

Present
Not Present
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Milky sap

Present
Not Present
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Dominant flower color

blue

white
yellow
blue
purple
red
orange
pink
green
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Flower symmetry

radial symetery
disymetry
bilateral symetry
not symmetrical
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Flower diameter

pencil
dime
nickle
quarter
half dollar
larger
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Lifecycle

winter annual
summer annual
biennial
perennial
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Root structure

I do not know

fibrous
taproot
rhizomes present
stolons present
bulb/corm/enlarged stem/nutlet
I do not know

Common name

(24 weeds)
American speedwell
Asiatic dayflower
black nightshade
Canada toadflax
Chinese wisteria
common speedwell
corn speedwell
field pansy
Florida beggarweed
germander speedwell
green field speedwell
ivyleaf speedwell
perplexed ticktrefoil
Persian speedwell
purple passionflower
purslane speedwell
smallflower morningglory
spurred anoda
tall globethistle
threadstalk speedwell
thymeleaf speedwell
Virginia bluebells
wild basil
wild blue phlox

Scientific Name

(24 weeds)
Anoda cristata
Clinopodium vulgare
Commelina communis
Desmodium perplexum
Desmodium tortuosum
Echinops exaltatus
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
Mertensia virginica
Nuttallanthus canadensis
Passiflora incarnata
Phlox divaricata
Solanum nigrum
Veronica agrestis
Veronica americana
Veronica arvensis
Veronica chamaedrys
Veronica filiformis
Veronica hederifolia
Veronica officinalis
Veronica peregrina
Veronica persica
Veronica serpyllifolia
Viola bicolor
Wisteria sinensis

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