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Plant type

Broadleaf
  • Broadleaf
  • Grass or grass like
  • Other
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Growth habit

I do not know

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
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

has hairs
no hairs
I do not know

Thorns or spines

I do not know

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

orange

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

(21 weeds)
bird's-foot trefoil
blackeyed Susan
blindeyes
browneyed Susan
butterfly weed
Canada lettuce
common dandelion
devil's beggartick
eastern poison ivy
jewelweed
moth mullein
orange hawkweed
paper mulberry
perennial sowthistle
prickly sida
redstar
scarlet pimpernel
Spanish needles
sticky ragwort
trumpet creeper
velvetleaf

Scientific Name

(21 weeds)
Abutilon theophrasti
Anagallis arvensis
Asclepias tuberosa
Bidens bipinnata
Bidens frondosa
Broussonetia papyrifera
Campsis radicans
Hieracium aurantiacum
Impatiens capensis
Ipomoea coccinea
Lactuca Canadensis
Lotus corniculatus
Papaver dubium
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia triloba
Senecio viscosus
Sida spinosa
Sonchus arvensis
Taraxacum officinale
Toxicodendron radicans
Verbascum blattaria

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