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1. This plant can grow up to 10 ft. tall and has a stem that is 4 to 8 sided.
Click to see photo	A. leafy spurge B. purple Loosestrife C. dyers woad D. scotch thistle
2. This plant has often been confused with a snapdragon.
Click to see photo	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.
Click to see photo	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.
Click to see photo	A. musk thistle B. bull thistle C. star thistle D. scotch thistle
5. This plant has a cream colored mid rib running through the leaf. The flowering top forms an umbrella like top.
Click to see photo	A. dyer's Woad B. leafy spurge C. white top D. Dalmation toadflax
6. This plant produces flowers that are pink to purple and have black tipped bracts.
Click to see photo	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.
Click to see photo	A. hoary cress 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.
Click to see photo	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.
Click to see photo	A. Russian knapweed B. scotch thistle C. white top D. yellow starthistle
10. Many small white flowers form flat-topped clusters atop the plant. Heart-shaped seed pods
Click to see photo	A. hoary cress B. Russian knapweed C. spotted knapweed D. purple loosestrife