Weeds Identification

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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

woody bush or tree

Leaf structure

I do not know

Leaf shape

Leaf arrangement

leaves not present

Leaf margin

Leaf stalk

I do not know

shorter than leaf

longer than leaf

Leaf hairs

Stem cross section

square or multi-edged

Stem hairs

Thorns or spines

Present

Ochrea

Milky sap

Not Present

Dominant flower color

Flower symmetry

radial symetery

bilateral symetry

not symmetrical

Flower diameter

Lifecycle

Root structure

rhizomes present

stolons present

bulb/corm/enlarged stem/nutlet

Common Name Scientific Name

Common name

(19 weeds)

common viper's bugloss

Fuller's teasel

Palmer amaranth

Powell's amaranth

silverleaf nightshade

spiny plumeless thistle

tall globethistle

wild sarsaparilla

Scientific Name

(19 weeds)

Amaranthus palmeri

Amaranthus powellii

Amaranthus spinosus

Aralia nudicaulis

Carduus acanthoides

Chenopodium ambrosioides

Cirsium arvense

Cirsium vulgare

Datura stramonium

Dipsacus fullonum

Echinops exaltatus

Sida rhombifolia

Solanum carolinense

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Solanum rostratum

Verbena hastata