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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

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

I do not know

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

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Dominant flower color

purple

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

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

Common name

(32 weeds)
beefsteakplant
bigpod sesbania
Canada toadflax
Carolina elephantsfoot
Chinese wisteria
common blue violet
common speedwell
common viper's bugloss
corn speedwell
curlytop knotweed
cutleaf geranium
eastern black nightshade
European field pansy
field pansy
germander speedwell
giant ironweed
ground ivy
hairy vetch
henbit deadnettle
horsenettle
ivyleaf speedwell
kudzu
lyreleaf sage
perennial pea
Persian speedwell
poorjoe
purple deadnettle
purslane speedwell
rabbitfoot clover
spurred anoda
threadstalk speedwell
thymeleaf speedwell

Scientific Name

(32 weeds)
Anoda cristata
Diodia teres
Echium vulgare
Elephantopus carolinianus
Geranium dissectum
Glechoma hederacea
Lamium amplexicaule
Lamium purpureum
Lathyrus latifolius
Nuttallanthus canadensis
Perilla frutescens
Polygonum lapathifolium
Pueraria montana var. lobata
Salvia lyrata
Sesbania herbacea
Solanum carolinense
Solanum ptycanthum
Trifolium arvense
Vernonia gigantea
Veronica arvensis
Veronica chamaedrys
Veronica filiformis
Veronica hederifolia
Veronica officinalis
Veronica peregrina
Veronica persica
Veronica serpyllifolia
Vicia villosa
Viola arvensis
Viola bicolor
Viola sororia
Wisteria sinensis

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