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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

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

I do not know

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

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

(28 weeds)
bird's-foot trefoil
Carolina ponysfoot
common dandelion
common mallow
common ragweed
common yellow oxalis
cow pea
creeping woodsorrel
cutleaf geranium
dovefoot geranium
field pansy
flower of an hour
Indian strawberry
kudzu
man of the earth
palmleaf morningglory
prairie fleabane
redroot amaranth
redstar
small geranium
smallflower morningglory
tall morning-glory
velvetleaf
Virginia strawberry
white clover
white snakeroot
wild buckwheat
wild radish

Scientific Name

(28 weeds)
Abutilon theophrasti
Ageratina altissima
Amaranthus retroflexus
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Dichondra carolinensis
Duchesnea indica
Erigeron strigosus
Fragaria virginiana
Geranium dissectum
Geranium molle
Geranium pusillum
Hibiscus trionum
Ipomoea coccinea
Ipomoea pandurata
Ipomoea purpurea
Ipomoea wrightii
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
Lotus corniculatus
Malva neglecta
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis stricta
Polygonum convolvulus
Pueraria montana var. lobata
Raphanus raphanistrum
Taraxacum officinale
Trifolium repens
Vigna unguiculata
Viola bicolor

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