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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

oval

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

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

Not Present

Present
Not Present
I do not know

Ochrea

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

radial symetery
disymetry
bilateral symetry
not symmetrical
I do not know

Flower diameter

dime

pencil
dime
nickle
quarter
half dollar
larger
I do not know

Lifecycle

winter annual
summer annual
biennial
perennial
I do not know

Root structure

taproot

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

Common name

(23 weeds)
bird's-foot trefoil
bladder campion
brown mustard
Canada toadflax
common burdock
common St. Johnswort
eastern black nightshade
field pansy
Florida beggarweed
garden lettuce
garden yellowrocket
Japanese clover
Jerusalem artichoke
lawndaisy
partridge pea
prairie fleabane
purple loosestrife
red clover
sericea lespedeza
sicklepod
smallflower morningglory
spotted St. Johnswort
white clover

Scientific Name

(23 weeds)
Arctium minus
Barbarea vulgaris
Bellis perennis
Brassica juncea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Desmodium tortuosum
Erigeron strigosus
Helianthus tuberosus
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum punctatum
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
Kummerowia striata
Lactuca sativa
Lespedeza cuneata
Lotus corniculatus
Lythrum salicaria
Nuttallanthus canadensis
Senna obtusifolia
Silene latifolia ssp. alba
Solanum ptycanthum
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Viola bicolor

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