Plant Species: Definitions, Morphology, Family, Life Cycle, and Characteristics, Quizzes of Agricultural engineering

Download Plant Species: Definitions, Morphology, Family, Life Cycle, and Characteristics and more Quizzes Agricultural engineering in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 DEFINITION 1 Morphology TERM 2 DEFINITION 2 Cyperaceae --Sedge FamilyName Yellow Nutsedge--Cyperus EsculentusPerennialDefining Characteristics-- Nutlet like tubers, triangle stem, spikelet seedhead TERM 3 DEFINITION 3 Smooth Crabgrass--Digitaria IschaemumFamily: Grass Family --PoaceaeLife cycle: AnnualDefining characteristic--hairless - to sparse hairs on leafs with long hairs on collar, leaves have wide appearance, panicle seedhead that look like fingers TERM 4 DEFINITION 4 Large Crabgrass--Digitaria sanguinalisFamily: Grass-- Poaceaelife cycle: AnnualDefining Characteristics-- It has a membranous ligule, although its more jagged than smooth crabgrass.Unlike smooth crabgrass, the leaf blade and sheath are hairy. It has wide leaves.It lies prone to the ground.It also has a panicle seed head. TERM 5 DEFINITION 5 Barnyard Grass--Echinochloa Crus-galliFamily: Grass-- PoaceaeAnnualDefining Characteristics-- Stem hairless and Flattened, Eye cross section, No ligule,or auricle, hairless and has a bristly panicle TERM 6 DEFINITION 6 Quackgrass--Elymus repensFamily:Grass--PoaceaeLife cycle: PerennialDefining Characteristics--Clasping Auricles TERM 7 DEFINITION 7 Witchgrass--Panicum CapillareFamily: Grass--poaceaeLife Cycle: AnnualDefining Characteristic: Blade ,Sheath and stem are very hairy with soft hairs, prominent midvein, Seed head is branched panicle TERM 8 DEFINITION 8 Fall Panicum--Panicum DichotomiflorumFamily : Grass-- PoaceaeLife cycle: AnnualDefining Characteristics: Seed head is a branched panicle, stems bend at nodes, prominent white midvein, Leaves hairless at maturity TERM 9 DEFINITION 9 Giant Foxtail--Setaria FaberiFamily:Grass--PoaceaeLife Cycle-- AnnualCharacteristics: Entire leaf surface has dense hairs with dense seedhead, green to purple bristles TERM 10 DEFINITION 10 Yellow Foxtail--Setaria PumilaFamily:Grass, PoaceaeLife Cycle: AnnualCharacteristics: Smooth stem long hairs around collar seedhead looks like giant foxtail but is smaller and erect TERM 21 DEFINITION 21 Wild Carrot (Queen Anne's Lace)-- Daucus CarotaFamily: Parsley--ApiaceaeLife Cycle - BiennialCharacteristic TERM 22 DEFINITION 22 Hemp Dogbane--Apocynum CannabinumFamily: Dogbane-- ApocynaceaeLife Cycle: PerennialCharacteristic: few hairs on underside. opposite leaves,parts of stem are woody TERM 23 DEFINITION 23 Common Milkweed-- Asclepias SyriacaFamily: Milkweed-- AsclepiadaceaeLife Cycle: PerennialCharacteristic TERM 24 DEFINITION 24 Common Ragweed-- Ambrosia artemisiifoliaFamily: Aster -- AsteraceaeLife cycle: AnnualCharacteristics: TERM 25 DEFINITION 25 Giant Ragweed--Ambrosia TrifidaFamily: Aster-- AsteraceaeLife Cycle: AnnualCharacteristics: TERM 26 DEFINITION 26 Chicory--Cichorium intybusFamily: Aster--AsteraceaeLife Cycle: PerennialCharacteristics: TERM 27 DEFINITION 27 Canada Thistle--Cirsium ArvenseFamily: Aster-- AsteraceaeLife cycle: PerennialCharacteristics: Spreading roots , grow in communities TERM 28 DEFINITION 28 Bull Thistle-- Cirsium VulgareFamily: Aster--AsteraceaeLife Cycle: BiennialCharacteristic:Spines on stem taproot not rhizomes TERM 29 DEFINITION 29 Horseweed(marestail)-- Conyza CanadensisFamily: Aster-- AsteraceaeLife Cycle: AnnualCharacteristics: TERM 30 DEFINITION 30 Prickly Lettuce--Lactuca SerriolaFamily: Aster-- AsteraceaeLife Cycle: AnnualCharacteristics: spines on underside of leaves TERM 31 DEFINITION 31 Perennial Sowthistle--Sonchus ArvensisFamily: Aster-- AsteraceaeLife Cycle: PerennialCharacteristics: Clasping leaf blades TERM 32 DEFINITION 32 Dandelion--TaraxacumOffcinaleFamily: Aster--asteraceaeLife Cycle: PerennialCharacteristics: TERM 33 DEFINITION 33 Common Cocklebur--Xanthium StrumariumFamily: Aster-- AsteraceaeLife Cycle: AnnualCharacteristics: TERM 34 DEFINITION 34 Common Yarrow--Achillea MillefoliumFamily: Aster-- AsteraceaeLife Cycle: PerennialCharacteristics: TERM 35 DEFINITION 35 Hawkweed--Hieracium sp.Family: Aster--AsteraceaeLife Cycle: PerennialCharacteristics: TERM 46 DEFINITION 46 Spotted Spurge--Chammaesyce MaculataFamily: Spurge-- EuphorbiaceaeLife Cycle: AnnualCharacteristics: TERM 47 DEFINITION 47 Black Medic--Medicago LupulinaFamily: Pea or Bean-- FabaceaeLife Cycle: Annual , Biennial, perennialCharacteristics: TERM 48 DEFINITION 48 White Clover--Trifolium RepensFamily :Pea or beanLife cycle: PerennialCharacteristics TERM 49 DEFINITION 49 Ground Ivy--Glechoma HederaceaFamily:Mint--LamiaceaeLife Cycle:PerennialCharacteristic: TERM 50 DEFINITION 50 Henbit--Lamium AmplexicauleFamily:Mint--LamiaceaeLife Cycle:AnnualCharacteristic TERM 51 DEFINITION 51 Heal All--Prunella VulgarisFamily:Mint--LamiaceaeLife Cycle:PerennialCharacteristic TERM 52 DEFINITION 52 Velvetleaf-- Abutilon TheophrastiFamily: Mallow-- MalvaceaeLife Cycle: AnnualCharacteristic TERM 53 DEFINITION 53 Common Mallow--Malva NeglectaFamily: Mallow-- MalvaceaeLife Cycle: AnnualCharacteristic TERM 54 DEFINITION 54 Yellow Woodsorrel--Oxalis StrictaFamily--Woodsorrel-- OxalidaceaeLife Cycle: Annual or perennialCharacteristic TERM 55 DEFINITION 55 Buckhorn Plantain--Plantago LanceolataFamily: Plantain-- PlantaginaceaeLife Cycle:PerennialCharacteristics: TERM 56 DEFINITION 56 Broadleaf Plantain--Plantago MajorFamily: Plantain-- PlantaginaceaeLife Cycle:PerennialCharacteristics: TERM 57 DEFINITION 57 Prostrate Knotweed--Polygonum AviculareFamily: Buckwheat- -PolygonaceaeLife Cycle: AnnualCharacteristics: TERM 58 DEFINITION 58 Wild Buckwheat--Polygonum convolvulusFamily: Buckwheat-- PolygonaceaeLife Cycle: AnnualCharacteristics: TERM 59 DEFINITION 59 Pennslyvania Smartweed--Polygonum PensylvanicumFamily: Buckwheat--PolygonaceaeLife Cycle: AnnualCharacteristics: TERM 60 DEFINITION 60 Ladysthumb--Polygonum PersicariaFamily: Buckwheat-- PolygonaceaeLife Cycle: AnnualCharacteristics: