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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

serrated

entire
lobed
serrated
wavy
I do not know

Leaf stalk

longer than leaf

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

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

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
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

I do not know

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

Common name

(31 weeds)
bishop's weed
common blue violet
common dandelion
common mallow
cutleaf geranium
devil's beggartick
eastern cottonwood
European field pansy
field pansy
flower of an hour
garlic mustard
ivyleaf speedwell
littleleaf buttercup
mayapple
multiflora rose
northern dewberry
Norwegian cinquefoil
prairie fleabane
redstar
smallflower buttercup
Spanish needles
spurred anoda
St. Anthony's turnip
sugar maple
velvetleaf
Virginia creeper
Virginia pepperweed
Virginia strawberry
white snakeroot
wild parsnip
wild radish

Scientific Name

(31 weeds)
Abutilon theophrasti
Acer sacharum
Aegopodium podagraria
Ageratina altissima
Alliaria petiolata
Anoda cristata
Bidens bipinnata
Bidens frondosa
Erigeron strigosus
Fragaria virginiana
Geranium dissectum
Hibiscus trionum
Ipomoea coccinea
Lepidium virginicum
Malva neglecta
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Pastinaca sativa
Podophyllum peltatum
Populus deltoides
Potentilla norvegica
Ranunculus abortivus
Ranunculus bulbosus
Ranunculus parviflorus
Raphanus raphanistrum
Rosa multiflora
Rubus flagellaris
Taraxacum officinale
Veronica hederifolia
Viola arvensis
Viola bicolor
Viola sororia

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