Identification Text Version
| 1. This plant can grow up to 10 ft. tall and has a stem that is 4 to 8 sided. | |
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A. leafy spurge |
| 2. This plant has often been confused with a snapdragon. | |
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A.
purple loosestrife B. leafy spurge C. hoary cress D. dalmation toadflax |
| 3. Leaves are toothed or lobed and are covered with a fine hair. Flowers are small, ¼ to ½ inch. | |
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A.
Russian knapweed B. scotch thistle C. spotted knapweed D. musk thistle |
| 4. This "thistle" grows up to 5 feet tall, with spikes radiating out from the flower. | |
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A.
musk thistle B. bull thistle C. yellow starthistle D. scotch thistle |
| 5. This plant has a cream colored mid rib running through the leaf. The flowering top forms an umbrella like top. | |
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A. dyer's woad |
| 6. This plant produces flowers that are pink to purple and have black tipped bracts. | |
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A.
scotch thistle B. dalmation toadflax C. spotted knapweed D. Russian knapweed |
| 7. This plant has a tap root that is hollow near the surface and develops terminal, solitary, 1-3 inch wide flowers. | |
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white top B. dyer's woad C. yellow starthistle D. musk thistle |
| 8. What looks like yellow-green flowers are in reality 2 heart-shaped bracts enclosing the true flower. | |
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A.
leafy spurge B. dalmatian toadflax C. Russian knapweed D. dyer's woad |
| 9. Leaves are toothed or lobed and are covered with a fine hair and form "wings" along the stems. | |
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A.
Russian knapweed B. scotch thistle C. hoary cress D. yellow starthistle |
| 10. Many small white flowers form flat-topped clusters atop the plant. Heart-shaped seed pods. | |
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spotted knapweed B. Russian knapweed C. hoary crest D. purple loosestrife |
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