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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
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

I do not know

entire
lobed
serrated
wavy
I do not know

Leaf stalk

none
shorter than leaf
longer than leaf
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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

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Ochrea

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Milky sap

I do not know

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Dominant flower color

white
yellow
blue
purple
red
orange
pink
green
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Flower symmetry

bilateral symetry

radial symetery
disymetry
bilateral symetry
not symmetrical
I do not know

Flower diameter

pencil
dime
nickle
quarter
half dollar
larger
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Lifecycle

perennial

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

(31 weeds)
American barberry
American beech
American speedwell
American sycamore
autumn olive
bittersweet nightshade
Chinese wisteria
coltsfoot
common blue violet
common periwinkle
common persimmon
common selfheal
creeping lespedeza
crownvetch
devil's walkingstick
eastern redbud
English ivy
great blue lobelia
green ash
ground ivy
hardy orange
lyreleaf sage
panicledleaf ticktrefoil
perennial pea
perplexed ticktrefoil
silverleaf nightshade
stickweed
thymeleaf speedwell
trumpet creeper
wingstem
yellow passionflower

Scientific Name

(31 weeds)
Aralia spinosa
Berberis canadensis
Campsis radicans
Cercis canadensis
Coronilla varia
Desmodium paniculatum
Desmodium perplexum
Diospyros virginiana
Elaeagnus umbellata
Fagus grandifolia
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Glechoma hederacea
Hedera helix
Lathyrus latifolius
Lespedeza repens
Lobelia siphilitica
Passiflora lutea
Platanus occidentalis
Poncirus trifoliata
Prunella vulgaris
Salvia lyrata
Solanum dulcamara
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Tussilago farfara
Verbesina alternifolia
Verbesina occidentalis
Veronica americana
Veronica serpyllifolia
Vinca minor
Viola sororia
Wisteria sinensis

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