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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

pinnate

simple
trifoliate
pinnate
palmate
I do not know

Leaf shape

round
heart
needle
lance
oval
spatulate
triangle
I do not know

Leaf arrangement

alternate
opposite
whorled
rosette
leaves not present
I do not know

Leaf margin

serrated

entire
lobed
serrated
wavy
I do not know

Leaf stalk

none
shorter than leaf
longer than leaf
I do not know

Leaf hairs

no 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

I do not know

has hairs
no hairs
I do not know

Thorns or spines

I do not know

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Ochrea

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

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

(17 weeds)
apple of Peru
bishop's weed
boxelder
browneyed Susan
devil's beggartick
devil's walkingstick
dogfennel
fragrant sumac
hairy angelica
poison hemlock
spotted water hemlock
sticky ragwort
sweet sagewort
tree-of-heaven
trumpet creeper
Virginia creeper
wild parsnip

Scientific Name

(17 weeds)
Acer negundo
Aegopodium podagraria
Ailanthus altissima
Angelica venenosa
Aralia spinosa
Artemisia annua
Bidens frondosa
Campsis radicans
Cicuta maculata
Conium maculatum
Eupatorium capillifolium
Nicandra physalodes
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Pastinaca sativa
Rhus aromatica
Rudbeckia triloba
Senecio viscosus

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