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This species is a perennial herb producing a hairy, erect stem up to about half a meter in maximum height. It grows from a network of rhizomes with tubers.The distinctive pale-colored tuber is several centimeters long and about one centimeter wide, and is segmented in such a way that it resembles the rattle on the tail of a rattlesnake, [6] the inspiration for the common name "rattlesnake weed ...
Cannabis in Alabama is illegal for recreational use. First-time possession of personal amounts is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in prison, a fine of up to $6000, and a mandatory six months driver's license suspension. Repeat offenses and possession with intent to sell are felonies. [1]
In the United States, Johnson grass is listed as either a noxious or quarantined weed in 19 states. [6] With Sorghum bicolor it is a parent of Sorghum × almum, a forage crop also considered a weed in places. [7] It is named after an Alabama plantation owner, Colonel William Johnson, who sowed its seeds on river-bottom farm land circa 1840. The ...
Weed identification may relate to History of plant systematics, the classification of plants; Botany, the study of plants; Taxonomy, the classification of living things;
Weeds growing in the cracks of a concrete staircase (Epilobium roseum, Chelidonium majus, Oxalis corniculata, Plantago major)A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, growing where it conflicts with human preferences, needs, or goals.
Phenological growth stages and BBCH-identification keys of weeds; Code: Plant type: Description: Principal growth stage 0: Germination, sprouting, bud development 00: Dry seed V: Perennating or reproductive organs during the resting period (tuber, rhizome, bulb, stolon) P: Winter dormancy or resting period 01: Beginning of seed imbibition P, V
In 2014, North Dakota State University's "ND Weed Control Guide" selected Amaranthus palmeri, as "weed-of-the-year" to raise awareness about its "potentially devastating impact." [ 19 ] : 5 In 2015, Palmer amaranth was chosen as "weed-of-the-year" for the second year in a row as a "proactive approach to prevent Palmer amaranth establishment in ...
Locoweed (also crazyweed and loco) is a common name in North America for any plant that produces swainsonine, an alkaloid harmful to livestock.Worldwide, swainsonine is produced by a small number of species, most of them in three genera of the flowering plant family Fabaceae: Oxytropis and Astragalus in North America, [1] and Swainsona in Australia.