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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

heart

round
heart
needle
lance
oval
spatulate
triangle
I do not know

Leaf arrangement

alternate

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
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

I do not know

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Milky sap

Not Present

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

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

(20 weeds)
air yam
bitter dock
burcucumber
Carolina ponysfoot
coltsfoot
cutleaf geranium
eastern redbud
hedge bindweed
hophornbeam copperleaf
man of the earth
paper mulberry
purple loosestrife
roundleaf greenbriar
shepherd's purse
smallflower buttercup
St. Anthony's turnip
velvetleaf
whitestar
wild buckwheat
wild grapes

Scientific Name

(20 weeds)
Abutilon theophrasti
Acalypha ostryifolia
Broussonetia papyrifera
Calystegia sepium
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cercis canadensis
Dichondra carolinensis
Dioscorea bulbifera
Geranium dissectum
Ipomoea lacunosa
Ipomoea pandurata
Lythrum salicaria
Polygonum convolvulus
Ranunculus bulbosus
Ranunculus parviflorus
Rumex obtusifolius
Sicyos angulatus
Smilax rotundifolia
Tussilago farfara
Vitis spp.

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