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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

simple
trifoliate
pinnate
palmate
I do not know

Leaf shape

round
heart
needle
lance
oval
spatulate
triangle
I do not know

Leaf arrangement

I do not know

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

I do not know

has hairs
no hairs
I do not know

Stem cross section

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

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

quarter

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

(35 weeds)
American beech
bull thistle
Canada lettuce
chicory
common blue violet
common burdock
common dandelion
common evening primrose
common St. Johnswort
creeping primrose
cutleaf evening primrose
European field pansy
field bindweed
garden cornflower
hedge bindweed
ivyleaf morning-glory
Jerusalem artichoke
jewelweed
man of the earth
mayweed chamomile
oxeye daisy
perennial pea
perennial sowthistle
redstar
spiny plumeless thistle
spiny sowthistle
St. Anthony's turnip
stickweed
swamp verbena
sweetgum
velvetleaf
Virginia bluebells
western salsify
whitestar
woolly burdock

Scientific Name

(35 weeds)
Abutilon theophrasti
Anthemis cotula
Arctium minus
Arctium tomentosum
Calystegia sepium
Carduus acanthoides
Centaurea cyanus
Cichorium intybus
Cirsium vulgare
Convolvulus arvensis
Fagus grandifolia
Helianthus tuberosus
Hypericum perforatum
Impatiens capensis
Ipomoea coccinea
Ipomoea hederacea
Ipomoea lacunosa
Ipomoea pandurata
Lactuca Canadensis
Lathyrus latifolius
Leucanthemum vulgare
Liquidambar styraciflua
Ludwigia palustris
Mertensia virginica
Oenothera biennis
Oenothera laciniata
Ranunculus bulbosus
Sonchus arvensis
Sonchus asper
Taraxacum officinale
Tragopogon dubius
Verbena hastata
Verbesina occidentalis
Viola arvensis
Viola sororia

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