Sunday, February 12, 2012

Garden Weed observations and identifiactions

Weed 1- Burning Nette , Urtica urens
Color - Green with a magenta/red stem
Shape - Pinnasect
Edge - Serrate
Venation - Pinnate
Top and bottom difference - Bottom is noticeably lighter colored.
Top feel - Smooth, but with bumpy prominent veins.

Weed 2- Shepard's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris
Color - Muddy Green
Shape - Obrerate
Tip - Double-round
Edge - Smooth
Vennation - No prominent veins
Petiole - No
Top and bottom difference - Bottom of the leaves are greener
Top feel -Plastic/wax type of feel

Weed 3- Quackgrass, Elytriagia repens
Color - Light green stem with green leaves
Shape - Alternate
Edge - Smooth
Vennation - Parallel
Petiole - No
Top and bottom differences - Bottom has a folded dent type of shape
Top feel - Very smooth.

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