WEED IDENTIFICATION

TRI-CO. YOUNG FARMERS Original Power Point

MARCH 7, 2002 Created by Joey Wells

Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office

June 2002
WHAT IS A WEED?

A weed is a plant out of place.

WHAT EFFECTS DO WEEDS
HAVE ON US TODAY?
 WEEDS LOWER THE YIELD
OF CROPS -
COMPETE FOR WATER, NUTRIENTS,
LIGHT, AND SPACE.
ONE WILD MUSTARD PLANT USES AS
MUCH N & P AS TWO OAT PLANTS
ONE PIGWEED PLANT MAY USE AS
MUCH WATER AS A CORN PLANT
 WEEDS LOWER THE
QUALITY OF CROPS -
WEEDS AFFECT THE QUALITY OF
HAY AND GRAIN USED FOR
LIVESTOCK
MILK WILL TASTE LIKE WILD GARLIC
OR BITTER SNEEZEWEED IF EATEN
WEEDS CAN STAIN THE LINT OF
COTTON
 WEEDS INTERFERE WITH
CROP HARVEST -
CAUSES DELAYS AND GREATER
HARVEST LOSS.
GRAIN MAY NEED DRYING IF
HEAVILY INFESTED BY WEEDS
THE LIFE CYCLE OF WEEDS
THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF
WEEDS BASED ON THEIR
LIFE CYCLE
SUMMER ANNUALS
WINTER ANNUALS
BIENNIALS
PERENNIALS
 SUMMER ANNUALS

GERMINATE IN THE SPRING AND DIE

IN THE FALL AFTER THE FIRST FROST
SEEDS MATURE AND SCATTER
MOST LIE DORMANT UNTIL SPRING
EXAMPLES MORNING GLORY,
PIGWEED, COCKLEBUR, AND
CRABGRASS
 WINTER ANNUALS

GERMINATE IN THE FALL OR WINTER

PRODUCE SEED IN THE EARLY
SUMMER AND THEN DIE
SEEDS LIE DORMANT DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS
EXAMPLES WILD MUSTARD,
CHICKWEED, AND HENBIT
 BIENNIALS

PRODUCE VEGETATIVELY FROM

SEED THE FIRST SEASON
BECOME DORMANT OVER THE
WINTER
PRODUCE FLOWERS AND SEED THE
SECOND SEASON
EXAMPLES MUSK THISTLE, WILD
CARROT, AND COMMON MULLEIN
 PERENNIALS

LIVE FOR THREE OR MORE YEARS

MOST PRODUCE SEED EACH YEAR
AFTER ESTABLISHMENT
DIVIDED INTO THREE CLASSES ON
THE BASIS OF REPRODUCTION
SIMPLE PERENNIAL
BULBOUS PERENNIAL
CREEPING PERENNIAL
 SIMPLE PERENNIAL

REPRODUCE PRIMARILY BY SEED

EXAMPLE - DANDELION
 BULBOUS PERENNIAL

PROPAGATE BY BULBS OR BULBLETS

AS WELL AS BY SEED

EXAMPLES WILD ONION AND WILD

GARLIC
 CREEPING PERENNIAL

PROPAGATE BY MEANS OF
RHIZOMES (UNDERGROUND STEMS),
STOLONS (ABOVE GROUND STEMS),
OR SPREADING ROOTS OR TUBERS,
AS WELL AS BY SEED.
EXAMPLES JOHNSONGRASS >
RHIZOMES AND SEED; BERMUDA
GRASS > RHIZOMES, STOLONS, SEED
CARPETWEED
REDROOT PIGWEED
SPINY AMARANTH
POISON IVY
HONEYVINE MILKWEED
BUTTERFLY MILKWEED
TRUMPETCREEPER
JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE
CORN COCKLE
HEARTLEAF DRYMARY
MOUSEEAR CHICKWEED
COMMON CHICKWEED
COMMON LAMBSQUARTERS
ASIATIC DAYFLOWER
HEMP DOGBANE
BRISTLY STARBUR
COMMON YARROW
COMMON RAGWEED
GIANT RAGWEED
MAYWEED CHAMOMILE
WHITE HEATH ASTER
SPANISHNEEDLES
CORNFLOWER
BLESSED THISTLE
ECLIPTA
ANNUAL FLEABANE
HORSEWEED
DOGFENNEL
HAIRY GALINSOGA
CUDWEED
BITTER SNEEZEWEED
CAMPHORWEED
PRICKLY LETTUCE
CAROLINA FALSE
DANDELION
GROUNDSEL
GOLDENROD
SOWTHISTLE
DANDELION
COMMON COCKLEBUR
DICHONDRA
FIELD BINDWEED
DODDER
BIGROOT MORNINGGLORY
TALL MORNINGGLORY
 CYPRESSVINE
MORNINGGLORY
SMALLFLOWER
MORNINGGLORY
WILD MUSTARD
SHEPHERDSPURSE
SWINECRESS
VIRGINIA PEPPERWEED
CITRONMELON
WILD CUCUMBER
BURCUCUMBER
YELLOW NUTSEDGE
PURPLE NUTSEDGE
VIRGINIA COPPERLEAF
WOOLLY CROTON
TROPIC CROTON
SPOTTED SPURGE
REDSTEM FILAREE
CAROLINA GERANIUM
BROOMSEDGE
BROADLEAF SIGNALGRASS
BERMUDAGRASS
CROWFOOTGRASS
LARGE CRABGRASS
BARNYARDGRASS
GOOSEGRASS
LITTLE BARLEY
FIELD SANDBUR
TORPEDOGRASS
TEXAS PANICUM
VASEYGRASS
ANNUAL BLUEGRASS
FOXTAIL
JOHNSONGRASS
SMUTGRASS
HENBIT
FLORIDA BETONY
PARTRIDGE PEA
SICKLEPOD
SHOWY CROTALARIA
FLORIDA BEGGARWEED
KUDZU
HEMP SESBANIA
WINTER VETCH
WILD GARLIC
ROUNDLEAF GREENBRIAR
PRICKLY SIDA
 CUTLEAF
EVENINGPRIMROSE
PRICKLYPEAR
YELLOW WOODSORREL
MAYPOP PASSIONFLOWER
COMMON POKEWEED
BRACTED PLANTAIN
BUCKHORN PLANTAIN
BROADLEAF PLANTAIN
KNOTWEED
PENNSYLVANIA
SMARTWEED
RED SORREL
REDVINE
CURLY DOCK
BROADLEAF DOCK
EASTERN BRACKENFERN
COMMON PURSLANE
BUTTERCUP
BLACKBERRY
POORJOE
FLORIDA PUSLEY
WITCHWEED
COMMON MULLEIN
JIMSONWEED
SMOOTH GROUNDCHERRY
HORSENETTLE
SILVERLEAF NIGHTSHADE
BLACK NIGHTSHADE
WILD CARROT
PROSTRATE VERVAIN
BLUE VERVAIN
PEPPERVINE