Weeds Identification

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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

woody bush or tree

Leaf structure

Leaf shape

Leaf arrangement

leaves not present

Leaf margin

Leaf stalk

none

shorter than leaf

longer than leaf

Leaf hairs

Stem cross section

square or multi-edged

Stem hairs

Thorns or spines

I do not know

Ochrea

Not Present

Milky sap

Dominant flower color

yellow

Flower symmetry

radial symetery

bilateral symetry

not symmetrical

Flower diameter

Lifecycle

Root structure

taproot

rhizomes present

stolons present

bulb/corm/enlarged stem/nutlet

Common Name Scientific Name

Common name

(37 weeds)

annual sowthistle

Canada goldenrod

common dandelion

common evening primrose

common groundsel

common plantain

common St. Johnswort

cutleaf evening primrose

eastern daisy fleabane

giant goldenrod

lanceleaf ragweed

narrowleaf hawksbeard

narrowleaf plantain

perennial sowthistle

prairie fleabane

prickly lettuce

sensitive partridge pea

sericea lespedeza

smooth hawksbeard

spiny sowthistle

spotted St. Johnswort

sweetscented bedstraw

western salsify

yellow spring bedstraw

Scientific Name

(37 weeds)

Ambrosia bidentata

Anthemis arvensis

Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans

Conyza bonariensis

Conyza canadensis

Crepis capillaris

Crepis tectorum

Erigeron annuus

Erigeron strigosus

Euphorbia helioscopia

Galium odoratum

Gleditsia triacanthos

Helenium amarum

Hypericum perforatum

Hypericum punctatum

Lactuca Canadensis

Lactuca serriola

Lespedeza cuneata

Matricaria discoidea

Oenothera biennis

Oenothera laciniata

Plantago lanceolata

Portulaca oleracea

Senecio vulgaris

Solidago altissima

Solidago giganteae

Sonchus arvensis

Sonchus oleraceus

Taraxacum officinale

Tragopogon dubius