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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

I do not know

simple
trifoliate
pinnate
palmate
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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

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

not symmetrical

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

(24 weeds)
American burnweed
beefsteakplant
Carolina elephantsfoot
common burdock
corn chamomile
devil's beggartick
dogfennel
false daisy
field pepperweed
fragrant sumac
Fuller's teasel
lanceleaf ragweed
northern red oak
red maple
red mulberry
roadside pennycress
shepherd's purse
Spanish needles
stickweed
stinging nettle
toothed spurge
white mulberry
white snakeroot
wild grapes

Scientific Name

(24 weeds)
Acer rubrum var. trilobum
Ageratina altissima
Ambrosia bidentata
Anthemis arvensis
Arctium minus
Bidens bipinnata
Bidens frondosa
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Dipsacus fullonum
Eclipta prostrata
Elephantopus carolinianus
Erechtites hieracifolia
Eupatorium capillifolium
Euphorbia dentata
Lepidium campestre
Morus alba
Morus rubra
Perilla frutescens
Quercus rubra
Rhus aromatica
Thlaspi alliaceum
Urtica dioica
Verbesina occidentalis
Vitis spp.

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