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Commonly considered a weed of gardens, fields, and lawns, it grows in full sun or shade. The alternate leaves of this plant are divided into three heart-shaped leaflets (a typical trait of other species of Oxalis) that can grow up to 2 cm wide. These leaves curl up at night (exhibiting nyctinasty), and open in the day to perform photosynthesis.
Broadleaf weeds, such as henbit, chickweed, and lawn burweed, generally have wide leaves with a netted vein pattern. Grassy winter weeds, such as annual bluegrass, are more narrow or lance-like in ...
Setaria viridis is a species of grass known by many common names, including green foxtail, [1] green bristlegrass, [1] and wild foxtail millet. [1] It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Setaria italica. [1] It is native to Eurasia, but it is known on most continents as an introduced species and is closely related to Setaria faberi, a ...
Cenchrus clandestinus is a rhizomatous grass with matted roots and a grass-like or herbaceous habit. The leaves are green, flattened or upwardly folded along the midrib, 10–150 mm (0.39–5.91 in) long, and 1–5 mm (0.039–0.197 in) wide.
Mollugo verticillata, [4] the green carpetweed [5] (also known as Indian chickweed [6]), is a rapidly spreading annual plant from tropical America. In eastern North America , it is a common weed growing in disturbed areas.
Images from NASA underscore the dramatic change in water quality at the Northern California tourist destination. Clear Lake is in Lake County about 120 miles north of San Francisco.
Cladophora is a genus of reticulated filamentous green algae in the class Ulvophyceae. They may be referred to as reticulated algae , branching algae , [ 1 ] or blanket weed . [ 2 ] The genus has a worldwide distribution and is harvested for use as a food and medicine.
Cetonia aurata, called the rose chafer or the green rose chafer, is a beetle, 20 millimetres (3 ⁄ 4 in) long, that has a metallic structurally coloured green and a distinct V-shaped scutellum. The scutellum is the small V-shaped area between the wing cases; it may show several small, irregular, white lines and marks.