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Plant type
Broadleaf
Broadleaf
Grass or grass like
Other
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Growth habit
upright and nonwoody
upright and nonwoody
prostrate and nonwoody
vine
woody bush or tree
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Leaf structure
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simple
trifoliate
pinnate
palmate
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Leaf shape
round
heart
needle
lance
oval
spatulate
triangle
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Leaf arrangement
alternate
opposite
whorled
rosette
leaves not present
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Leaf margin
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
square or multi-edged
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Stem hairs
has hairs
no hairs
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Thorns or spines
Present
Not Present
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Ochrea
Present
Not Present
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Milky sap
Present
Not Present
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Dominant flower color
pink
white
yellow
blue
purple
red
orange
pink
green
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Flower symmetry
radial symetery
radial symetery
disymetry
bilateral symetry
not symmetrical
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Flower diameter
dime
pencil
dime
nickle
quarter
half dollar
larger
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Lifecycle
winter annual
summer annual
biennial
perennial
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Root structure
taproot
fibrous
taproot
rhizomes present
stolons present
bulb/corm/enlarged stem/nutlet
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Common Name
Scientific Name
Common name
(8 weeds)
American burnweed
Canada thistle
horseweed
lawndaisy
Pennsylvania smartweed
red clover
spiny plumeless thistle
spotted knapweed
Scientific Name
(8 weeds)
Bellis
perennis
Carduus
acanthoides
Centaurea
stoebe
ssp.
micranthos
Cirsium
arvense
Conyza
canadensis
Erechtites
hieracifolia
Polygonum
pensylvanicum
Trifolium
pratense