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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

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

has hairs
no hairs
I do not know

Stem cross section

round or oval
square or multi-edged
I do not know

Stem hairs

no 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

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

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

I do not know

fibrous
taproot
rhizomes present
stolons present
bulb/corm/enlarged stem/nutlet
I do not know

Common name

(26 weeds)
American beech
blackeyed Susan
common blue violet
common burdock
common St. Johnswort
cow pea
creeping primrose
crownvetch
European field pansy
hedge bindweed
jewelweed
man of the earth
mayapple
mayweed chamomile
oxeye daisy
perennial pea
redstar
sensitive partridge pea
spiny plumeless thistle
stickweed
swamp verbena
sweetgum
trumpet creeper
Virginia bluebells
whitestar
wild blue phlox

Scientific Name

(26 weeds)
Anthemis cotula
Arctium minus
Calystegia sepium
Campsis radicans
Carduus acanthoides
Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans
Coronilla varia
Fagus grandifolia
Hypericum perforatum
Impatiens capensis
Ipomoea coccinea
Ipomoea lacunosa
Ipomoea pandurata
Lathyrus latifolius
Leucanthemum vulgare
Liquidambar styraciflua
Ludwigia palustris
Mertensia virginica
Phlox divaricata
Podophyllum peltatum
Rudbeckia hirta
Verbena hastata
Verbesina occidentalis
Vigna unguiculata
Viola arvensis
Viola sororia

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