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Photo Key
This photo key of perennial and biennial weeds is intended to help the casual user identify a weed. Weeds
that look similar are grouped together. So look before and after what you may think to be your weed to make
sure you haven't misidentified it. Clicking on a photo will bring up a larger version and clicking on the name
will bring open the entire record with additional photos and information.
BRACKENFERN

SENSITIVE FERN

FIELD HORSETAIL

SMOOTH BROME
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BROOMSEDGE


REED CANARYGRASS


DEER-TONGUE GRASS

TALL FESCUE
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JOHNSONGRASS


NIMBLEWILL


ORCHARDGRASS
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COMMON REED


QUACKGRASS


WIRESTEM MUHLY
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TIMOTHY

YELLOW NUTSEDGE


SLENDER RUSH

WILD ASPARAGUS
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TAWNY DAYLILY


WILD GARLIC

WHITE MULBERRY

STINGING NETTLE
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BROADLEAF DOCK

CURLY DOCK

JAPANESE KNOTWEED


SWAMP SMARTWEED

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RED SORREL

WILD FOUR-O'CLOCK


COMMON POKEWEED


BOUNCINGBET
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MOUSEEAR CHICKWEED

WHITE CAMPION

CREEPING BUTTERCUP


TALL BUTTERCUP

GARLIC MUSTARD
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BRAMBLES

COMMON CHOKECHERRY

ROUGH CINQUEFOIL


SULFUR CINQUEFOIL

MULTIFLORA ROSE
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TRAILING CROWNVETCH

BLACK LOCUST

BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL


TREE-OF-HEAVEN
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POISON-IVY



SMOOTH SUMAC

STAGHORN SUMAC
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BOXELDER

WILD GRAPES


VIRGINIA-CREEPER

COMMON MALLOW

MUSK MALLOW
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COMMON ST. JOHNSWORT

PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE


COMMON EVENINGPRIMROSE

WILD CARROT

WILD PARSNIP
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POISON-HEMLOCK

HEMP DOGBANE

BUTTERFLY MILKWEED

COMMON MILKWEED

SWAMP MILKWEED
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HONEYVINE MILKWEED

FIELD BINDWEED

HEDGE BINDWEED

JAPANESE BINDWEED

BIGROOT MORNINGGLORY

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BLUE VERVAIN

WHITE VERVAIN

CATNIP

HEALALL

GROUND IVY

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MOTHERWORT

GROUNDCHERRIES

HORSENETTLE

BITTERSWEET NIGHTSHADE

COMMON MULLEIN

MOTH MULLEIN
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YELLOW TOADFLAX

TRUMPETCREEPER

BLACKSEED PLANTAIN

BROADLEAF PLANTAIN

BUCKHORN PLANTAIN

SMOOTH BEDSTRAW
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AMERICAN ELDER

JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE

BUSH HONEYSUCKLES

COMMON TEASEL

GREAT-BLUE LOBELIA

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE
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WHITE-HEATH ASTER

COMMON BURDOCK

COMMON CATSEAR

CHICORY

COLTSFOOT

OXEYE DAISY
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DANDELION

CANADA GOLDENROD


HAWKWEEDS

TALL IRONWEED

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JOEPYEWEEDS


SPOTTED KNAPWEED

PRICKLY LETTUCE


MUGWORT
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WESTERN SALSIFY


WHITE SNAKEROOT

PERENNIAL SOWTHISTLE

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BULL THISTLE


CANADA THISTLE


COMMON YARROW

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